MS SB2810 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Failed on March 22 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-22 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-423, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Certain Elections From The Provision That Requires The Officials In Charge Of The Election To Utilize At Least 75% Of All The Voting Machines Available To The County Or Municipality In Each Primary And General Election Conducted Utilizing Those Machines; To Amend Section 23-15-513, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Certain Elections From The Provision That Requires The Number Of Ballots That The Officials In Charge Of The Election Must Print In General And Primary Elections Conducted Utilizing Optical Mark Reading Systems Shall Be Equal To Not Less Than 75% Of The Registered Voters Eligible To Vote In The Election; To Amend Section 23-15-531.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Certain Elections From The Provision That Requires The Officials In Charge Of The Election To Utilize At Least 75% Of All Of The Direct Recording Electronic Voting Equipment Units Available To The County Or Municipality In Each Primary And General Election Conducted Utilizing Those Units; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Elections; exclude runoffs from provisions requiring a certain number of machines to be used or a certain number of ballots printed.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-22HouseDied In Committee
2016-03-14HouseReferred To Apportionment and Elections
2016-03-07SenateTransmitted To House
2016-03-04SenateMotion to Reconsider Tabled
2016-03-02SenateMotion to Reconsider Entered
2016-03-02SenatePassed As Amended
2016-03-02SenateAmended
2016-02-23SenateTitle Suff Do Pass
2016-02-17SenateDR - TSDP: AC To EL
2016-02-08SenateReferred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Elections

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