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2011 Regular Session

House Bill 535

Elections; revise procedures for counting absentee ballots and campaigning on election day.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM ATTESTING TO MORE THAN 10 ABSENTEE BALLOTS PER ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO ATTESTS TO MORE THAN 10 ABSENTEE BALLOTS SHALL BE FINED $500 FOR EVERY ABSENTEE BALLOT OVER THE TENTH ABSENTEE BALLOT; TO PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE, THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT A CANDIDATE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF A CANDIDATE OR THE POLITICAL PARTY OF A CANDIDATE IS PROHIBITED FROM GIVING, PROVIDING, SPONSORING OR OTHERWISE MAKING AVAILABLE ANY FOOD OR BEVERAGE TO A VOTER ON THE DAY ON WHICH AN ELECTION OCCURS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-625, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE REGISTRAR TO OPEN AND COUNT ABSENTEE BALLOTS AFTER THE POLLS HAVE CLOSED AND AFTER THE BALLOT BOXES AND POLL BOOKS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-639 AND 23-15-247, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; 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

Its course

January 10 to February 1, 2011, 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 10 to Feb 1 · stopped22 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 10 to Feb 1 · stopped22 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 House of Representatives Jan 10 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 10Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 10Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives