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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 3041

Elections; Secretary of State may revise registration books of a county under certain circumstances.

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 PROVIDE THAT ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL COMPILE A LIST OF THE COUNTIES WHOSE REGISTRATION BOOKS CONTAIN MORE REGISTERED VOTERS THAN THE VOTING AGE POPULATION OF THE COUNTY ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS, IN YEARS IN WHICH A FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS IS ISSUED, OR ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ESTIMATE OF THE POPULATION OF THE COUNTY PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU UNDER ITS POPULATION ESTIMATE PROGRAM IN OTHER YEARS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL NOTIFY THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF THE FOUR COUNTIES ON THE LIST THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED VOTERS OVER VOTING AGE POPULATION OF THE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF THOSE COUNTIES DO NOT, IN THE OPINION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, TAKE ADEQUATE ACTION TO REVISE THE REGISTRATION BOOKS WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE DATE OF THE NOTICE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS TO A NUMBER THAT IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE VOTING AGE POPULATION, THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ASSUME THE DUTIES OF THE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION IN REGARD TO THE REVISION OF THE REGISTRATION BOOKS OF THE COUNTY FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE MUST PUBLISH NOTICE IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION OF THE COUNTY THAT A LIST OF VOTERS THAT HAVE BEEN PURGED IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY VOTER WHO HAS BEEN PURGED IN ERROR MAY CONTACT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF SUCH PUBLICATION AND BE RESTORED TO THE REGISTRATION BOOKS IF THEY ARE OTHERWISE QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN THE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY SHALL REIMBURSE THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COSTS HE INCURS PURSUANT TO THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-153, 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 19 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 517 days

ElectionsJan 19 to Jan 289 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 5

  • 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 19 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 5Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 6Sent to the House
  2. Feb 9Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 5AmendedSenate
  4. Feb 5Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 9Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives