l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2055

Voter assistance; require providers of assistance to complete declaration of voter assistance form.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-549, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON WHO REQUIRES ASSISTANCE TO VOTE AT ANY ELECTION EXCEPT A FEDERAL ELECTION BY REASON OF BLINDNESS, DISABILITY OR INABILITY TO READ OR WRITE REQUESTS THE ASSISTANCE OF AN ELECTION OFFICIAL, HE MUST BE ASSISTED BY TWO ELECTION OFFICIALS; THE VOTERS MOTHER, FATHER, SISTER, BROTHER, CHILD, OR CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS OF THE VOTERS CHOICE WHO ARE REGISTERED VOTERS; TO REQUIRE PERSONS WHO ASSIST SUCH A VOTER TO BE REGISTERED VOTERS; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON, OTHER THAN AN ELECTION OFFICIAL, MAY ASSIST MORE THAN 10 VOTERS IN ANY ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT NO CANDIDATE IN THE ELECTION, OR A FAMILY MEMBER OF SUCH CANDIDATE OR POLL WATCHER OF SUCH CANDIDATE, MAY ASSIST A VOTER; TO REQUIRE PERSONS WHO ASSIST A VOTER TO COMPLETE A DECLARATION TO PROVIDE VOTER ASSISTANCE FORM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-719, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE FORM OF THE CERTIFICATE OF PERSON PROVIDING VOTER ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT; 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 4 to March 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 4 to Feb 835 days

ElectionsJan 4 to Jan 3127 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Mar 1 · stopped21 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 14 to Mar 1 · stopped15 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 4 – Feb 8

  1. Jan 4Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 8Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 11Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the House
  4. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  5. Mar 1Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 4Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 8PassedSenate
  4. Feb 8Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  5. Feb 11Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
  6. Feb 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 14Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives