Mississippi Senate Bill 2163 (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 Amend Sections 23-15-627 And 23-15-713, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Qualified Electors To Vote Prior To Election Day At The Office Of The Registrar Or Certain Designated Precincts; To Amend Section 23-15-653, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Registrars' Offices To Remain Open From 7:00 A.m. To 7:00 P.m. On The Two Saturdays Prior To The Election To Perform Duties Related To Absentee And Early Voting; To Require The Registrar To Keep Open The Precinct Polling Places Of All Precincts That Contain 500 Or More Qualified Electors From 7:00 A.m. To 7:00 P.m. On The Two Saturdays Prior To Each Election In Order To Allow Persons To Vote Early; To Amend Sections 23-15-449, 23-15-463, 23-15-511, 23-15-621, 23-15-623, 23-15-631, 23-15-637, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-643, 23-15-645, 23-15-649, 23-15-651, 23-15-711, 23-15-715, 23-15-717, 23-15-719, 23-15-721 And 23-15-753, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Election; authorize early voting.

Sen. Sampson Jackson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-01-17		Referred To Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2163.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2163IN.htm