Mississippi House Bill 329 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "comprehensive Election Reform Act Of 2012"; To Provide The Times And Days On Which A Qualified Elector May Vote Early; To Provide That County Election Commissioners, With The Consent Of The County Board Of Supervisors, May Vote Unanimously To Have Additional Early Polling Sites; To Require County Election Commissioners To Give Public Notice Of The Times And Locations Of Early Voting Sites; To Require County Election Commissioners To Supervise The Use Of Voting Machines During Early Voting; To Provide That A Person Who Votes Early Shall Have The Same Assistance During The Early Voting Period That Such Person Would Be Entitled To On The Day Of Election; To Provide That The County Registrar's Budget Shall Be Paid Not Less Than Minimum Wage For A Period Not To Exceed Thirty-five Days For Hiring One Extra Deputy For The Purpose Of Carrying Out The Requirements Of This Act; To Amend Section 23-15-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Officer Charged With Printing And Distributing The Official Ballot Shall Ascertain From The Registrar Or The County Board Of Election Commissioners, At Least Ten Days Before The Beginning Of Early Voting, The Number Of Ballots To Be Distributed; To Amend Sections 23-15-195, 23-15-449, 23-15-463, 23-15-641 And 23-15-653, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Disqualified As An Elector By Reason Of Conviction Of An Offense Under Section 241 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890 Shall Have The Right To Vote Restored Automatically Upon Completion Of His Or Her Sentence, Probation Or Parole, Whichever Is Applicable; To Require Each Local School Board To Require Each High School Under Its Authority To Provide A School Identification Card For Each High School Student; And For Related Purposes.

Comprehensive Election Reform Act; create.

Rep. Kelvin Buck [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-13		Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0329.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0329IN.htm