Bill Amendment: MS SB2587 | 2026 | Regular Session
Bill Title: In-person absentee voting; to amend the process of.
Status: 2026-03-03 - Died In Committee [SB2587 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2026-SB2587-Senate_Amendment_No_1_to_Amendment_No_1.html
Pending
AMENDMENT NO 1 TO AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO
Senate Bill No. 2587
BY: Senator(s) Chism
AMEND by inserting the following section after line 554 and renumbering the subsequent section(s) accordingly:
SECTION *. (1) On or before June 1, 2027, the registrar shall record an elector's party affiliation in the Statewide Elections Management System. Electors who do not vote in the August 3, 2027, election or who have not selected a party affiliation on the uniform statewide voter registration application shall be designated as "unaffiliated" in the system.
(2) All registered voters affiliated with a political party may only vote in the party primary election designated in the voter's registration.
(3) All registered voters not affiliated with a political party may only vote in any nonpartisan election held in conjunction with a party primary election.
(4) From and after October 1, 2027, any qualified elector may update or change his party affiliation by mailing or delivering a completed uniform voter registration application to his county registrar at least sixty (60) days prior to any election.
FURTHER, AMEND the title to conform.
