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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1540

Voter assistance; require providers of assistance to complete declaration of voter assistance form.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-549, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON WHO REQUIRES ASSISTANCE TO VOTE AT ANY ELECTION EXCEPT A FEDERAL ELECTION BY REASON OF BLINDNESS, DISABILITY OR INABILITY TO READ OR WRITE REQUESTS THE ASSISTANCE OF AN ELECTION OFFICIAL, HE MUST BE ASSISTED BY TWO ELECTION OFFICIALS; TO REQUIRE PERSONS WHO ASSIST SUCH A VOTER TO BE REGISTERED VOTERS; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON, OTHER THAN AN ELECTION OFFICIAL, MAY ASSIST MORE THAN 10 VOTERS IN ANY ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT NO CANDIDATE IN THE ELECTION, OR A FAMILY MEMBER OF SUCH CANDIDATE OR POLL WATCHER OF SUCH CANDIDATE, MAY ASSIST A VOTER; TO REQUIRE PERSONS WHO ASSIST A VOTER TO COMPLETE A DECLARATION TO PROVIDE VOTER ASSISTANCE FORM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-719, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE FORM OF THE CERTIFICATE OF PERSON PROVIDING VOTER ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT; 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

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2009, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives