l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 118

Voter assistance; revise provisions and require signed declarations.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 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 NOT LESS THAN TWO ELECTION OFFICIALS; 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, OTHER THAN A FEDERAL 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; 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 INCLUDE THE PENALTIES FOR VOTE FRAUD ON THE "CERTIFICATE OF PERSON PROVIDING VOTER ASSISTANCE" FORM THAT IS PRINTED ON THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS; 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

February 6 to March 6, 2012, 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 RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 6 · stopped29 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 6 to Mar 6 · stopped29 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 House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 6Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 6Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives