Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Elections; authorize early voting.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (S) Referred To Elections | |
| 2 | 02/01 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Jackson (32nd)
Code Sections: A 023-0015-0627, A 023-0015-0713, A 023-0015-0653, A 023-0015-0449, A 023-0015-0463, A 023-0015-0511, A 023-0015-0621, A 023-0015-0623, A 023-0015-0631, A 023-0015-0637, A 023-0015-0639, A 023-0015-0641, A 023-0015-0643, A 023-0015-0645, A 023-0015-0649, A 023-0015-0651, A 023-0015-0711, A 023-0015-0715, A 023-0015-0717, A 023-0015-0719, A 023-0015-0721, A 023-0015-0753
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-627 AND 23-15-713, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW QUALIFIED ELECTORS TO VOTE PRIOR TO ELECTION DAY AT THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OR CERTAIN DESIGNATED PRECINCTS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-653, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL REGISTRARS' OFFICES TO REMAIN OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. ON THE TWO SATURDAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION TO PERFORM DUTIES RELATED TO ABSENTEE AND EARLY VOTING; TO REQUIRE THE REGISTRAR TO KEEP OPEN THE PRECINCT POLLING PLACES OF ALL PRECINCTS THAT CONTAIN 500 OR MORE QUALIFIED ELECTORS FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. ON THE TWO SATURDAYS PRIOR TO EACH ELECTION IN ORDER TO ALLOW PERSONS TO VOTE EARLY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-449, 23-15-463, 23-15-511, 23-15-621, 23-15-623, 23-15-631, 23-15-637, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-643, 23-15-645, 23-15-649, 23-15-651, 23-15-711, 23-15-715, 23-15-717, 23-15-719, 23-15-721 AND 23-15-753, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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