Mississippi Senate Bill 2871 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 11 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-11 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require Persons Who Appear To Vote In Person At A Polling Place Or The Registrar's Office To Identify Themselves By Presenting Certain Types Of Identification To An Election Manager Or The Registrar Before They Are Allowed To Vote; To Authorize The Issuance Of Mississippi Voter Identification Cards To Certain Registered Voters; To Provide For The Form Of Such Identification Cards; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-541 And 23-15-719, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 23-15-627, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Agents Of The Elector From The List Of Persons Who May Orally Request An Absentee Ballot On Behalf Of The Elector; And For Related Purposes.

Elections; require electors to present certain types of identification before being allowed to vote.

Sen. Terry Burton [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-11		Died On Calendar
2010-01-28		Title Suff Do Pass
2010-01-18		Referred To Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/SB/SB2871.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2871IN.htm