Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
Senate Bill 3031
Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; make changes to comply with federal law.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-687, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT UNDER THE ARMED FORCES ABSENTEE VOTING LAW SHALL SERVE AS A REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT THROUGH THE DATE OF THE NEXT FEDERAL ELECTION RATHER THAN THE NEXT TWO FEDERAL ELECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-693, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ABSENT VOTERS VOTING PURSUANT TO THE ARMED FORCES ABSENTEE VOTING LAW TO COMPLETE THE DECLARATION SPECIFIED BY THE FEDERAL UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-699, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ABSENT VOTERS WHO HAVE REQUESTED TO RECEIVE ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND BALLOTING MATERIALS PURSUANT TO THE ARMED FORCES ABSENTEE VOTING LAW MAY CHOOSE TO RECEIVE SUCH BALLOTS AND BALLOTING MATERIALS BY MAIL, FACSIMILE DEVICE (FAX) OR ELECTRONIC MAIL DELIVERY (E-MAIL) AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE ABSENT VOTER DOES NOT INDICATE A PREFERENCE, DELIVERY BE BY MAIL; TO AUTHORIZE REGISTRARS TO RECEIVE VOTED BALLOTS AND COMPLETED FEDERAL POSTCARD APPLICATIONS BY ELECTRONIC MAIL DELIVERY; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-701, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ABSENT VOTERS UTILIZING THE ARMED FORCES ABSENTEE VOTING LAW TO RECEIVE VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION, ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS, ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND OTHER VOTING INFORMATION BY CONTACTING THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE MANNER ESTABLISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO ADOPT SUCH RULES AS HE CONSIDERS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE ARMED FORCES ABSENTEE VOTING LAW AND TO BRING THE STATE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-635, 23-15-681 AND 23-15-691, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-695, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH SPECIFIES THOSE PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER AND ATTEST OATHS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS UNDER THE ARMED SERVICES ABSENTEE VOTING LAW; 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 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 SenateJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
ElectionsJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 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.