Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 425
Absentee ballots envelope; require certain clarifying language on.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-631, 23-15-633, 23-15-635, AND 23-15-719, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO BE PRINTED WITHIN THE ABSENT ELECTORS VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND ON THE ABSENTEE ENVELOPES TO CLARIFY THAT ABSENTEE BALLOTS WILL BE REJECTED AND WILL NOT BE COUNTED IF THE ELECTOR DOES NOT SIGN ACROSS THE FLAP ON THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 29 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 29 to Feb 19 · stopped21 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 29 to Feb 57 days
Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 19 to Feb 19 · stopped0 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 29 – Feb 19
- Jan 29Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 19Recommitted to committee in the House
- Died in committee in the House
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 29Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Recommitted to CommitteeHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives