l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 232

Election; require candidates to designate an agent to receive any notice or service of process.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE ALL CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE TO DESIGNATE AN AGENT TO ACCEPT AND RECEIVE ANY WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIRED FOR ANY PURPOSE UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL SUCH DESIGNATIONS SHALL BE MADE IN WRITING, AND SHALL LIST THE AGENT BY HIS OR HER NAME, RESIDENTIAL STREET ADDRESS, POST OFFICE ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, FACSIMILE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS, IF APPLICABLE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-213, 23-15-299 AND 23-15-309, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMITTEE SHALL ALSO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY CANDIDATE HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF BRIBERY, PERJURY OR OTHER INFAMOUS CRIMES, WHICH INCLUDES CONVICTION OF ANY FELONY IN THIS STATE AND ANY CRIME PUNISHABLE BY AT LEAST ONE (1) YEAR IN THE STATE PENITENTIARY, OR HAS BEEN CONVICTED AFTER DECEMBER 8, 1992, IN ANOTHER STATE OF ANY OFFENSE WHICH IS A FELONY UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE, OR HAS BEEN CONVICTED AFTER DECEMBER 8, 1992, OF ANY FELONY IN FEDERAL COURT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-313, 23-15-359 AND 23-15-361, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-911, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A CANDIDATE'S AGENT TO ACCEPT AND RECEIVE NOTICE FOR A REQUEST TO FULLY EXAMINE THE RETURNS OF A BALLOT BOX; 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

January 14 to March 5, 2013, 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 action9 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 1431 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 14 to Jan 3117 days

In the SenateFeb 14 to Mar 5 · stopped19 days

ElectionsFeb 22 to Feb 286 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 28 to Mar 5 · stopped5 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives Jan 14 – Feb 14

  1. Jan 14Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 13Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  4. Feb 14Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 20 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 20Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 22Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Feb 28Reported as amended from EL to JA in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 13Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 14AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 14Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 20Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 22Referred To Elections;Judiciary, Division ASenate
  8. Feb 28DR - TSDPAA: EL To JASenate
  9. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate