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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2012</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; applications may be signed by electronic signature.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-673, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "ABSENT VOTER" IN THE ARMED SERVICES ABSENTEE VOTING LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-687, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER THE ARMED SERVICES ABSENTEE VOTING LAW ABSENT VOTERS MAY SIGN APPLICATIONS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS BY ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-699, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A BALLOT RETURNED BY AN ABSENT VOTER AS DEFINED IN THE ARMED FORCES ABSENTEE VOTING LAW MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE REGISTRAR BY 7:00 P.M. ON THE DATE OF THE ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-637 AND 23-15-721, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>06/12/12 at 10:48</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>S</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>2552</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>Senate Bill 2552</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>SB 2552</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>S</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Law</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>VRA</EFFECTIVEDATE>
		<CHAPNUM> 465</CHAPNUM>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Military Affairs</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>F</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/MA.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Apportionment and Elections</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>F</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/AE.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Elections</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/EL.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>McDaniel</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Blount</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Blount.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Watson</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Watson.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0673</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150673.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0687</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150687.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0699</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150699.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0637</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150637.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0721</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150721.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/20 (S) Referred To Elections</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/05 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 4</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/13 (S) Passed</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2012/pdf/votes/senate/0710024.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 5</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/15 (S) Transmitted To House</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 6</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/19 (H) Referred To Military Affairs;Apportionment and Elections</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 7</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/21 (H) DR - TSDP: MA To AE</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 8</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/29 (H) DR - TSDP: AE To MA</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 9</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>10</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/10 (H) Passed</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2012/pdf/votes/house/0990008.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>11</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>12</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/17 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>13</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>14</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/23 Approved by Governor</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2552SG.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2012/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2552SG.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2552IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2012/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2552IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<CMTESUB>
			<CMTESUB_PDF>../../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2552CS.pdf</CMTESUB_PDF>
			<CMTESUB_OTHER>../../../../documents/2012/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2552CS.htm</CMTESUB_OTHER>
		</CMTESUB>
		<PASSED>
			<PASSED_PDF>../../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2552PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF>
			<PASSED_OTHER>../../../../documents/2012/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2552PS.htm</PASSED_OTHER>
		</PASSED>
		<ASG>
			<ASG_PDF>../../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2552SG.pdf</ASG_PDF>
			<ASG_OTHER>../../../../documents/2012/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2552SG.htm</ASG_OTHER>
		</ASG>
	</DOCUMENTS>
</HISTORY>
