Mississippi House Bill 1802 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on October 2 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-10-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Pre-election Day Voting Act For Those Elections That Occur In Calendar Year 2020; To Provide That The Legislature Finds That Authorizing Pre-election Day Voting For The Upcoming 2020 Elections Will Help Lower The Risk Of Exposing Voters To Covid-19; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The Pre-election Day Voting Period For Calendar Year 2020 Shall Begin Twenty Days Before The Election And Continue Until Noon On The Saturday Immediately Preceding The Election; To Provide The Hours For Pre-election Day Voting In The Registrar's Office Or Voting Precinct As Designated By The Circuit Clerk During Regular Business Hours; To Provide Extended Hours To Vote During The Last Full Week Preceding An Election; To Provide That Notice Of Pre-election Day Voting Shall Be Provided In Three Public Places Eight Days Before The Voting Begins; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The Pre-election Day Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The Pre-election Day Voting Period; And For Related Purposes.

Pre-election day voting; authorize to reduce voters exposure to COVID-19 during 2020 elections.

Rep. Zakiya Summers [D]

Rep. Kent McCarty [R]

Rep. Jansen Owen [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-02	House	Died In Committee
2020-06-30	House	Referred To Rules
2020-06-30		Suspend from Deadlines by HC 69

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1802.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1802IN.htm