l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1315

Voter assistance; revise provision and require signed declarations of those attesting witnesses.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on April 3, 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 TEN 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; TO REQUIRE PERSONS WHO ASSIST A VOTER TO COMPLETE A DECLARATION TO PROVIDE VOTER ASSISTANCE FORM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-627, 23-15-635, AND 23-15-719, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE THE PENALTIES FOR VOTE FRAUD ON THE "CERTIFICATE OF PERSON PROVIDING VOTER ASSISTANCE" FORM; 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 20 to April 3, 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 action12 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 1524 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 20 to Mar 514 days

In the SenateMar 15 to Apr 3 · stopped19 days

ElectionsMar 22 to Apr 3 · stopped12 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 20 – Mar 15

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Mar 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 13Failed to suspend the rules in the House
  4. Read the third time in the House
  5. Mar 15Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. In the House: Previous Question
  7. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 15 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 15Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Brown (66th), Denny and Horne)
  2. Mar 16Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Mar 19Sent to the Senate
  4. Mar 22Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  5. Apr 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 13Failed to Suspend RulesHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 13Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 15Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 15Previous QuestionHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 15PassedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 15Motion to Reconsider Entered (Brown (66th), Denny, Horne)House of Representatives
  9. Mar 16Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 19Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 22Referred To ElectionsSenate
  12. Apr 3Died In CommitteeSenate