Mississippi House Bill 883 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require A Qualified Elector Who Appears To Vote At The Registrar's Office Or A Polling Place To Present Identification Before Voting; To Require The Secretary Of State To Negotiate A Memorandum Of Understanding Between The Mississippi Department Of Public Safety And The Registrar Of Each County For The Purpose Of Providing A Mississippi Voter Identification Card; To Amend Sections 23-15-135, 23-15-11, 23-15-541, 23-15-631, 23-15-639 And 23-15-719, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

Voter identification; require, but allow electors to cast ballot and be counted, if elector signs a sworn statement.

Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-20		Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0883.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0883IN.htm