Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Early Voting Act; require voting systems only.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/08 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Moss
Additional Author: Cummings
Code Sections: A 023-0015-0653, A 023-0015-0449, A 023-0015-0463
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE "EARLY VOTING ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT A QUALIFIED ELECTOR MAY VOTE EARLY IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OR A LOCATION DESIGNATED BY THE REGISTRAR NOT MORE THAN 22 DAYS NOR LESS THAN FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE DAY OF AN ELECTION; TO REQUIRE THAT ALL EARLY VOTES SHALL BE CAST ON A VOTING MACHINE, ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM, OPTICAL MARK READING EQUIPMENT OR DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT WHICH SHALL COMPLY WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT QUALIFIED ELECTORS MAY VOTE BY AFFIDAVIT BALLOT DURING EARLY VOTING; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL ELECTION LAWS RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS ON ELECTION DAY THAT ARE APPLICABLE AND NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF EARLY VOTING SHALL BE APPLICABLE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-653, 23-15-449 AND 23-15-463, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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