Mississippi Senate Bill 2591 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The "mississippi Election Reform Act Of 2022"; To Codify A New Section To Ensure That Only Citizen's Of The United States Be Permitted To Vote In Mississippi; To Amend Section 23-15-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972 To Provide That An Eligible, Unregistered Person May Register To Vote Online; To Codify New Section 23-15-152, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The County Registrar Or County Election Commission Shall Remove From The Statewide Elections Management System Those Electors Who Fail To Respond To A Confirmation Notice For A Period Of Consecutive Years; To Define Terms; To Require Election Commissioners To Send Registered Electors Who Do Not Vote For A Certain Period A Confirmation Notice; To Provide The Time For Removal Of Voter Registration Records; To Provide For The Retention Of Removed Voter Registration Records; To Codify New Section 23-15-395, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Regulate The Review, Certification, Decertification And Implementation Of Voting Systems; To Amend Sections 23-15-551 And 23-15-691, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Option Of Marking Election Ballots With Indelible Pencil; To Amend Section 23-15-627, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Application For An Absentee Elector's Ballot; To Amend Section 23-15-1053, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Political Parties That Seek Registration In Mississippi To Select Interim Officers To Fulfill The Registration Requirements Of The Article; To Amend Sections 23-15-13, 23-15-33, 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41, 23-15-79, 23-15-125 And 23-15-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Repeal Section 23-15-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision That Requires Documentation Of Naturalized Persons; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Election Reform Act of 2022; enact.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	Senate	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	Senate	Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	1053	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	125	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	15	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
23	15	153	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	35	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	37	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	39	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	41	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	49	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	551	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	627	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	691	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	79	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2591.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2591IN.htm