Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
House Bill 56
Write-in candidates; allow voter to write in the name of any individual on the ballot.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-365, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW VOTERS TO WRITE ON THE BALLOT THE NAME OF ANY INDIVIDUAL OF THE VOTER'S CHOICE TO BE CONSIDERED AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE SOUGHT FOR WHICH THE ELECTION IS HELD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-333, 23-15-359, 23-15-361, 23-15-367, 23-15-409, 23-15-431, 23-15-511, 23-15-573, 23-15-649 AND 23-15-679, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 5 to February 2, 2010, 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 5 to Feb 2 · stopped28 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 5 to Feb 2 · stopped28 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 5 – Feb 2
- Jan 5Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 5Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives