Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Voter Security Act of 2003; create.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/10 (S) Referred To Elections | |
| 2 | 02/04 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Smith
Code Sections: A 023-0015-0627, A 023-0015-0713, A 023-0015-0715, A 023-0015-0011, A 023-0015-0541, A 023-0015-0719
Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE A VOTER TO STATE HIS NAME, ADDRESS AND MONTH AND DAY OF BIRTH PRIOR TO VOTING; TO REQUIRE A VOTER WHOSE NAME AND MONTH, AND DAY OF BIRTH ARE THE SAME AS THOSE ON THE PRECINCT REGISTRATION LIST TO SIGN THE RECEIPT BOOK PRIOR TO VOTING AND TO VOTE WITHOUT UNDUE DELAY; TO REQUIRE A VOTER WHOSE ADDRESS IS NOT THE SAME AS THAT ON THE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST TO COMPLETE A VOTER REGISTRATION FORM OR CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF UPDATING THE REGISTRATION RECORDS; IF THE ADDRESS GIVEN BY THE VOTER IS NOT IN THE PRECINCT THE ELECTION OFFICIALS SHALL DIRECT THE VOTER TO THE PROPER PRECINCT OR INSTRUCT THE VOTER TO CONTACT THE REGISTRAR TO DETERMINE HIS PROPER VOTING PLACE; TO REQUIRE VOTERS WHOSE NAMES ARE NOT THE SAME AS THAT ON THE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST TO COMPLETE A VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF UPDATING VOTER REGISTRATION RECORDS; TO REQUIRE ANY OTHER VOTER WHOSE NAME, ADDRESS OR MONTH AND DAY OF BIRTH ARE NOT THE SAME AS THOSE ON THE PRECINCT REGISTRATION LIST TO PRESENT CERTAIN IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND, UPON SUCH PRESENTATION, BE ALLOWED TO VOTE WITHOUT DELAY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A VOTER IS UNABLE TO PRESENT SUCH DOCUMENTS, THE VOTER SHALL BE ALLOWED TO VOTE IF HE IS RECOGNIZED BY ELECTION OFFICIALS AS THE VOTER WHOSE NAME IS ON THE PRECINCT REGISTRATION LIST OR UPON THE VOTER SIGNING A STATEMENT UNDER OATH THAT HE IS THE PERSON ON THE PRECINCT REGISTRATION LIST; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF VOTER INTIMIDATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-627, 23-15-713 AND 23-15-715, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW A VOTER TO VOTE EARLY BY ABSENTEE BALLOT EARLY IN THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE BEGINNING TWO MONDAYS PRECEDING THE ELECTION THROUGH THE SATURDAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-11, 23-15-541 AND 23-15-719, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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