Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2163
Election; authorize early voting.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-627 AND 23-15-713, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW QUALIFIED ELECTORS TO VOTE PRIOR TO ELECTION DAY AT THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OR CERTAIN DESIGNATED PRECINCTS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-653, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL REGISTRARS' OFFICES TO REMAIN OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. ON THE TWO SATURDAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION TO PERFORM DUTIES RELATED TO ABSENTEE AND EARLY VOTING; TO REQUIRE THE REGISTRAR TO KEEP OPEN THE PRECINCT POLLING PLACES OF ALL PRECINCTS THAT CONTAIN 500 OR MORE QUALIFIED ELECTORS FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. ON THE TWO SATURDAYS PRIOR TO EACH ELECTION IN ORDER TO ALLOW PERSONS TO VOTE EARLY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-449, 23-15-463, 23-15-511, 23-15-621, 23-15-623, 23-15-631, 23-15-637, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-643, 23-15-645, 23-15-649, 23-15-651, 23-15-711, 23-15-715, 23-15-717, 23-15-719, 23-15-721 AND 23-15-753, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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 17 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 SenateJan 17 to Mar 6 · stopped49 days
ElectionsJan 17 to Mar 6 · stopped49 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.