l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2768

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 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 AT ANY ELECTION EXCEPT A FEDERAL ELECTION OR A STATE ELECTION THAT IS OCCURRING CONCURRENTLY WITH A FEDERAL ELECTION, IF A PERSON WHO REQUIRES ASSISTANCE TO VOTE 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 20 VOTERS IN ANY ELECTION, OTHER THAN A FEDERAL ELECTION OR A STATE ELECTION THAT IS OCCURRING CONCURRENTLY WITH A FEDERAL ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT NO CANDIDATE IN SUCH ELECTION, OR A FAMILY MEMBER OF SUCH CANDIDATE OR POLL WATCHER OF SUCH CANDIDATE, MAY ASSIST A VOTER UNLESS THE VOTER IS A MEMBER OF THE CANDIDATE'S FAMILY; 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 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 Senate

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 action10 actions on 7 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 1524 days

ElectionsFeb 20 to Mar 514 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 15 to Apr 3 · stopped19 days

Apportionment and ElectionsMar 21 to Apr 3 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 15

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

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 Senate Feb 20 – Mar 15

  1. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Mar 5Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 15Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 15 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 15Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Mar 19Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  3. Mar 20Sent to the House
  4. Mar 21Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  5. Apr 3Died in committee in the House
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Mar 5Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Mar 15Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Mar 15AmendedSenate
  5. Mar 15Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Mar 15Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  7. Mar 19Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
  8. Mar 20Transmitted To HouseSenate
  9. Mar 21Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  10. Apr 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives