Mississippi Senate Bill 2394 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-239 And 23-15-240, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A County Election Commission And The Circuit Clerk Or A Municipal Election Commission And The Municipal Clerk Shall Sponsor And Conduct Poll Manager Training Before Any Primary Or Other Election; To Remove The Authority Of County And Municipal Executive Committees To Sponsor And Conduct Poll Manager Training; To Amend Section 23-15-263, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Authority Of County Executive Committees To Print Ballots For Primary Elections; To Amend Section 23-15-265, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Poll Manager Appointed By A County Or Municipal Executive Committee Must Complete Poll Manager Training That Is Conducted By The County Or Municipal Election Commission Before Serving In Any Election; To Amend Section 23-15-266, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Authority Of A County Or Municipal Executive Committee To Enter Into Agreements With A Circuit Or Municipal Clerk Or A County Or Municipal Election Commission Regarding Poll Manager Training, Ballot Printing, Ballot Box Distribution And The Certification Of Primary Election Returns; To Amend Section 23-15-267, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A County Or Municipal Election Commission To Distribute Ballot Boxes To The Voting Precincts Before Primary Elections; To Provide That A Circuit Or Municipal Clerk May Perform Such Duties If Certain Criteria Are Met; To Amend Section 23-15-271, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Election Integrity Assurance Committee For Each Congressional District To Enter Into Agreements With A Circuit Or Municipal Clerk Or A County Or Municipal Election Commission On Behalf Of A County Or Municipal Executive Committee Who Fails To Perform Certain Duties Related To Primary Elections; To Amend Section 23-15-333, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A County Or Municipal Election Commission To Determine Certain Aspects Of And Print Primary Election Ballots; To Provide That A Circuit Or Municipal Clerk May Perform Such Duties If Certain Criteria Are Met; To Amend Section 23-15-331, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Executive Committee Of Each Political Party To Provide Each County Election Commission With A Sample Of The Official Primary Election Ballot; To Amend Section 23-15-335, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A County Or Municipal Election Commission To Designate A Person To Distribute Ballots To The Voting Precincts; To Provide That A Circuit Or Municipal Clerk May Perform Such Duty If Certain Criteria Are Met; To Amend Section 23-15-597, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Circuit Or Municipal Clerk To Certify Primary Election Results Instead Of A County Or Municipal Executive Committee Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Section 23-15-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Duties Of Municipal Election Commissioners, To Conform To The Preceding Amendment Regarding Poll Manager Training; To Amend Section 23-15-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Duties Of Municipal Executive Committees, To Conform To The Preceding Amendments Regarding Ballot Printing; To Amend Sections 23-15-361 And 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Printing Of General Election Ballots, To Conform To The Preceding Amendments Authorizing A Circuit Or Municipal Clerk To Certify Primary Election Results; And For Related Purposes.

Primary elections; certain duties regarding conduct of to be performed by local election commissions and clerks.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2019-01-21	Senate	Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2394.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2394IN.htm