MS HB349 | 2021 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Provide No-excuse Absentee Voting For Any Qualified Voter Who Votes In Person At The Office Of The Registrar; To Provide That All Absentee Votes Cast In Person At The Office Of The Registrar Shall Be Cast On Either A Direct Recording Electronic Voting System Or Using An Optical Mark Reading Equipment Machine Unless The Registrar Determines That Those Methods Would Be Too Expensive Or Inefficient, In Which Case Absentee Paper Ballots May Be Used; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-629, 23-15-631, 23-15-635, 23-15-637, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-643, 23-15-645, 23-15-649, 23-15-657, 23-15-713, 23-15-715, 23-15-717, 23-15-719, 23-15-721 And 23-15-735, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
Title
No-excuse absentee voting; authorize for any qualified voter who votes in person at the office of the registrar.
Sponsors
| Rep. Zakiya Summers [D] | Rep. Oscar Denton [D] | Rep. De Stamps [D] | Rep. John Hines [D] |
| Rep. Ronnie Crudup [D] | Rep. Hester Jackson-McCray [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-02 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2021-01-18 | House | Referred To Apportionment and Elections |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 15 | 625 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 627 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 629 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 631 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 635 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 637 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 639 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 641 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 643 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 645 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 649 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 657 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 713 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 715 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 717 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 719 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 721 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 735 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0349.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0349IN.htm |
