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2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2468

Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to voting.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

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 AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-631 AND 23-15-639, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTION TO ENSURE THAT THE IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 ARE MET IN REGARD TO ABSENTEE BALLOTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-11, 23-15-541 AND 23-15-719, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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 Senate

Its course

January 29 to March 18, 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 action9 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 29 to Feb 2123 days

ElectionsJan 29 to Feb 68 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 21 to Mar 18 · stopped26 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 25 to Mar 18 · stopped22 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

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 Senate Jan 29 – Feb 21

  1. Jan 29Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Feb 6Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 21Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 21 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 21Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 22Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the House
  4. Feb 25Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  5. Mar 18Died in committee in the House
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 29Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Feb 6Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 21Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 21PassedSenate
  5. Feb 21Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  6. Feb 22Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
  7. Feb 22Transmitted To HouseSenate
  8. Feb 25Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives