l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 687

Early Voting Act; require voting systems only.

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 CREATE THE "EARLY VOTING ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT A QUALIFIED ELECTOR MAY VOTE EARLY IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OR A LOCATION DESIGNATED BY THE REGISTRAR NOT MORE THAN 22 DAYS NOR LESS THAN FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE DAY OF AN ELECTION; TO REQUIRE THAT ALL EARLY VOTES SHALL BE CAST ON A VOTING MACHINE, ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM, OPTICAL MARK READING EQUIPMENT OR DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT WHICH SHALL COMPLY WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT QUALIFIED ELECTORS MAY VOTE BY AFFIDAVIT BALLOT DURING EARLY VOTING; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL ELECTION LAWS RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS ON ELECTION DAY THAT ARE APPLICABLE AND NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF EARLY VOTING SHALL BE APPLICABLE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-653, 23-15-449 AND 23-15-463, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; 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 15 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 15 to Feb 3 · stopped19 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 15 to Feb 3 · stopped19 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 15 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives