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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2548

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

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 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 PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A MISSISSIPPI VOTER IDENTIFICATION CARD FREE OF CHARGE TO QUALIFIED ELECTORS WHO DO NOT HAVE A VALID MISSISSIPPI DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH CARD SHALL BE VALID ONLY AS IDENTIFICATION FOR VOTING PURPOSES; 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

6 co-sponsors

Tom King, Dean Kirby, Joey Fillingane, Doug E. Davis, Nickey Browning, Michael Watson

Its course

January 13 to March 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 action11 actions on 7 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Jan 152 days

ElectionsJan 13 to Jan 141 day

In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Mar 3 · stopped47 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • 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 13 – Jan 15

  1. Jan 13Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Jan 14Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 15Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Jan 15 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 15Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 4Reconsidered in the Senate
  3. Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended
  5. Feb 6Sent to the House
  6. Feb 9Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  7. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Jan 14Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Jan 15AmendedSenate
  4. Jan 15Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Jan 15Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  6. Feb 4ReconsideredSenate
  7. Feb 4AmendedSenate
  8. Feb 4Passed As AmendedSenate
  9. Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
  10. Feb 9Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives