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 2438
Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; applications may be signed by electronic signature.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-673, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "ABSENT VOTER" IN THE ARMED SERVICES ABSENTEE VOTING LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-687, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER THE ARMED SERVICES ABSENTEE VOTING LAW CERTAIN ABSENT VOTERS MAY SIGN APPLICATIONS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS BY ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-699, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A BALLOT THAT ARE RETURNED BY AN ABSENT VOTER AS DEFINED IN THE ARMED FORCES ABSENTEE VOTING LAW MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE REGISTRAR BY 7:00 P.M. ON THE DATE OF THE ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-637 AND 23-15-751, 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
February 16 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 SenateFeb 16 to Mar 6 · stopped19 days
ElectionsFeb 16 to Mar 6 · stopped19 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.