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2010 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2879

Absentee ballots; revise the manner in which absentee ballots are counted.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on March 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-637 AND 23-15-639, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE REGISTRAR SHALL KEEP ALL ABSENTEE BALLOTS HE RECEIVES BY 5:00 P.M. ON THE DATE PRECEDING THE ELECTION AND DELIVER THEM TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION, IN THE CASE OF GENERAL ELECTIONS, AND DESIGNATED MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, IN THE CASE OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS, BY NOT LATER THAN 9:00 P.M. ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION; TO REQUIRE THE REGISTRAR TO PREPARE A LIST OF THE PERSONS WHO ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE PRECINCT AND WHO LAWFULLY CAST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT AND DELIVER THE LIST TO EACH PRECINCT BEFORE THE POLLS OPEN ON ELECTION DAY; TO REQUIRE THE ELECTION MANAGERS AT EACH PRECINCT TO NOTE ALL PERSONS ON THE LIST WHO APPEARED IN PERSON AND VOTED AT THE ELECTION; TO REQUIRE THE ELECTION MANAGERS TO DELIVER THE LIST WITH NOTATIONS OF THOSE WHO VOTED IN PERSON TO THE APPROPRIATE ELECTION OFFICIALS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE POLLS HAVE CLOSED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION OR THE DESIGNATED COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL EXAMINE THE ABSENTEE BALLOT ENVELOPES AND BALLOTS AT A MEETING HELD FOR THAT PURPOSE NOT LATER THAN 9:00 A.M. ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION; TO REQUIRE THE REJECTION OF THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS OF THOSE WHO VOTED IN PERSON AND FOR OTHER REASONS FOR WHICH ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY BE REJECTED; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH ELECTION OFFICIALS SHALL COUNT THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND ADD THE VOTES TO THE APPROPRIATE PRECINCT TOTALS BEFORE THE VOTE IS CERTIFIED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-641, 23-15-643 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

Its course

January 18 to March 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 18 to Feb 1023 days

ElectionsJan 18 to Feb 215 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 2 · stopped20 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 16 to Mar 2 · stopped14 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 10

  1. Jan 18Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 11Sent to the House
  2. Feb 16Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 10PassedSenate
  5. Feb 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 16Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives