MS HB196 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-523, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That For General And Special Elections, All Ballots That Have Been Rejected By The Omr Equipment And That Are Damaged Or Defective, Blank Or Overvoted Will Be Reviewed By The Resolution Board, But For Primary Elections, Those Ballots Will Be Reviewed By The County Or Municipal Executive Committee, As Applicable; To Amend Section 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Examination And Counting Of All Absentee Ballots Shall Be Conducted By The Resolution Board In General And Special Elections And Shall Be Conducted By The County Or Municipal Executive Committee, As Appropriate, In Primary Elections; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-573 And 23-15-597, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Absentee ballots; authorize executive committees to process for primary elections.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-05 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2024-01-17 | House | Referred To Apportionment and Elections |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 15 | 523 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 573 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 597 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 639 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0196.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0196IN.htm |
