Mississippi House Bill 228 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote During A No Excuse Voting Period Prior To The Date Of The Election In The Office Of The Registrar Or At Additional Locations Designated By The Board Of Supervisors With The Approval Of The Registrar And The Secretary Of State; To Provide That After Signing The Appropriate Receipt Book, The Elector Shall Vote At The Designated Location In The Same Manner As He Would At His Voting Precinct On The Day Of The Election; To Provide That Except As May Be Otherwise Provided By This Act, The Election Laws That Govern Procedures For A Person Who Appears To Vote On The Day Of Election Shall Apply When A Person Appears To Vote During The No Excuse Voting Period; To Provide That All Votes Cast At A No Excuse Voting Location Shall Be Final And That Votes Cast During The No Excuse Voting Period Shall Be Announced Simultaneously With The Vote Cast On Election Day; To Provide That Each Candidate Or His Representatives Shall Have The Right To Be Present At The Office Of The Registrar Or At Designated Locations When They Are Open For No Excuse Voting; To Amend Sections 23-15-195, 23-15-653 And 23-15-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Sections 23-15-627, 23-15-637, 23-15-641, 23-15-713 And 23-15-715, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Voters May Not Cast Absentee Ballots At The Office Of The Registrar During The No Excuse Voting Period; To Require Persons Presenting Themselves To Vote To Identify Themselves By Presenting Current, Valid Government-issued Photo Identification Before They Shall Be Allowed To Vote; To Prescribe The Acceptable Forms Of Identification; To Allow A Person Without Acceptable Identification To Vote Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide For The Issuance Of Mississippi Voter Identification Cards; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-541 And 23-15-719, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Further Amend Section 23-15-541, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Curbside Voting By Voters With A Physical Impairment That Makes It Unreasonable For Them To Enter The Polling Place; To Further Amend Section 23-15-719, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Affidavit Printed On The Back Of The Envelope Containing The Absentee Ballot; To Require The Reregistration Of All Voters Registered Prior To January 1, 2011; To Amend Section 23-15-225, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Registrar Shall Be Paid Three Dollars For Each Voter Reregistered Pursuant To Such Provision; To Provide That Party Primaries Shall Be Closed; To Provide The Manner In Which Voters May Choose Their Party Affiliation Or Lack Thereof; To Authorize Parties To Allow Voters Who Are Not Affiliated With Their Party To Participate In Primaries Conducted By Them; To Amend Sections 23-15-291, 23-15-39 And 23-15-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 23-15-629, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Application For An Absentee Ballot Of A Person Who Is Temporarily Physically Disabled To Be Accompanied By A Statement Signed By Such Person's Physician Or Nurse Practitioner, Indicating That The Person Applying For The Absentee Ballot Is Temporarily Physically Disabled To Such A Degree That He Is Unable To Vote In Person On Election Day Or Any Day Upon Which No Excuse Voting May Be Conducted; To Amend Section 23-15-266, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Agreement Between An Executive Committee And A Circuit Or Municipal Clerk Or A County Or Municipal Executive Committee To Perform Duties At A Party Primary Election Shall Include Provisions Regarding The Compensation That The Clerk Or Election Commission Shall Receive From The Executive Committee For The Performance Of Duties Related To The Agreement; To Provide That The County Or Municipality Shall Not Be Liable For The Payment Of Any Compensation To Circuit Clerks Or Election Commissioners For The Performance Of Duties Under Such An Agreement; To Amend Section 23-15-333, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Nicknames To Be Placed On The Primary Ballot And To Prohibit The Use Of Titles With Names On The Ballot And Nicknames That Promote A Political Ideal; To Amend Section 23-15-367, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Names On The General Election Ballot For Each Office Shall Be Arranged Alphabetically; To Allow Nicknames To Be Placed On The Ballot And To Prohibit The Use Of Titles With Names On The Ballot; To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Sponsor And Conduct Training Courses That County Executive Committee Members And Commissioners Of Election Must Successfully Complete To Be Able To Perform Any Duties With Regard To Elections; To Amend Section 23-15-263, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The County Executive Committee To Appoint A Subcommittee On Elections To Perform The Duties Of The County Executive Committee With Regard To Canvassing The Results Of The Election And Certifying The Official Vote Totals; To Require The County Executive Committee To Provide A List Of Its Membership And The Membership Of The Subcommittee On Elections, If One Is Appointed, To The Secretary Of State 30 Days Prior To The Election; To Amend Section 23-15-271, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Executive Committee To Provide A List Of Its Membership And The Membership Of The Subcommittee On Elections, If One Is Appointed, To The Secretary Of State 30 Days Prior To The Election; To Amend Sections 23-15-597 And 23-15-599, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Registrars To Input Into The Statewide Elections Management System The Election Districts In Which Each Voter Is Authorized To Vote; To Provide A Penalty For Failure To Timely Input Such Information; To Amend Section 23-15-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That For All Travel In The Performance Of Their Official Duties, The Election Commissioner Shall Be Paid Mileage At The Same Rate Paid State Employees; To Amend Section 23-15-265, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Executive Committee May Appoint A Temporary County Or Municipal Executive Committee To Conduct The Primary Election In A County Or Municipality That Does Not Have An Executive Committee, Or The State Executive Committee May Elect To Conduct The Election Itself; To Amend Section 23-15-579, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Challenged Ballot May Be Rejected By A Majority Vote Of The Managers; To Amend Sections 23-15-921 And 23-15-923, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Desiring To Contest The Election Of Another Person Returned As The Nominee Of A Party Must File A Petition With The Proper Executive Committee Within 10 Days After The Primary Election; To Provide That The Failure Of A Nominee To File A Response In An Election Contest Shall Not Waive The Right Of The Nominee To File A Response In Court If The Decision Of The Executive Committee Is Appealed; To Amend Section 23-15-363, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify When A Party Nominee's Name May Be Removed From The General Election Ballot; To Amend Section 23-15-299, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If An Incumbent For An Office Withdraws Prior To The Printing Of The Sample Ballot, Candidates Who Have Not Already Qualified For The Office May Qualify For The Office As Otherwise Provided In This Section For A Period Of 10 Days Following The Withdrawal Of The Incumbent; To Amend Section 23-15-549, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The People Who May Provide Assistance To A Voter; To Require The Secretary Of State To Be Notified Of Vacancies In Elective Office; To Amend Section 23-15-593, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That County Executive Committees Must Petition The Court To Order New Elections; To Amend Section 23-15-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Date Of The Second Primary In Municipalities Operating Under A Special Or Private Charter Shall Be Held Three Weeks After The First Primary; To Amend Section 23-15-211.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Gather Information Regarding Elections In The State And Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature, The Governor, The Attorney General And The Public; To Give The Attorney General The Authority To Issue Subpoenas To Examine Records, Documents Or Other Evidence Of Entities Insofar As They Relate To Voting; To Amend Section 23-15-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Qualifying Deadline For Candidates For The Office Of County Commissioners Of Election; And For Related Purposes.

Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.

Rep. William Denny [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-04		Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0228.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0228IN.htm