Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Elections; authorize early voting.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute]
| 1 | 01/15 (S) Referred To Elections | |
| 2 | 01/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 02/06 (S) Recommitted to Committee | |
| 4 | 02/06 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Burton
Code Sections: A 023-0015-0195, A 023-0015-0653, A 023-0015-0353, A 023-0015-0239
Title: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE A QUALIFIED ELECTOR TO VOTE EARLY NOT MORE THAN 21 DAYS NOR LESS THAN 5 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF AN ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT EARLY VOTING MAY BE CONDUCTED IN THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE AND SUCH OTHER LOCATIONS AS MAY BE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR; TO REQUIRE A PERSON WHO DESIRES TO VOTE EARLY TO SIGN AN APPLICATION TO VOTE EARLY; TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER SIGNING THE EARLY VOTING APPLICATION A PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THE EARLY VOTING LOCATION IN THE SAME MANNER AS HE WOULD AT HIS VOTING PRECINCT ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ELECTION LAWS THAT GOVERN PROCEDURES FOR A PERSON WHO APPEARS TO VOTE ON THE DAY OF ELECTION SHALL APPLY WHEN A PERSON APPEARS TO VOTE DURING THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL VOTES CAST AT AN EARLY VOTING LOCATION SHALL BE FINAL AND THE REGISTRAR SHALL MARK "VOTED" IN THE POLLBOOK BY THE NAMES OF ALL PERSONS WHO VOTED EARLY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE VOTES CAST DURING EARLY VOTING SHALL BE ANNOUNCED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE VOTE CAST ON ELECTION DAY; TO PROVIDE THAT EACH CANDIDATE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT ALL EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS AND TO CHALLENGE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF ANY PERSON OFFERING TO VOTE IN THE SAME MANNER AS PROVIDED BY LAW AT THE POLLING PLACE ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-195, 23-15-653, 23-15-353 AND 23-15-239, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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