Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 11, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2871
Elections; require electors to present certain types of identification before being allowed to vote.
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 AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF MISSISSIPPI VOTER IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO CERTAIN REGISTERED VOTERS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE FORM OF SUCH IDENTIFICATION CARDS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-11, 23-15-541 AND 23-15-719, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-627, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE AGENTS OF THE ELECTOR FROM THE LIST OF PERSONS WHO MAY ORALLY REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT ON BEHALF OF THE ELECTOR; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 18 to February 11, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 18 to Feb 11 · stopped24 days
ElectionsJan 18 to Jan 2810 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 Senate Jan 18 – Feb 11
- Jan 18Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
- Jan 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 11Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To ElectionsSenate
- Jan 28Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 11Died On CalendarSenate