l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 446

Absentee ballots; revise how ballots are kept and authorize a resolution board to review.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-625 AND SECTION 23-15-639, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXAMINATION AND COUNTING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS SHALL BE CONDUCTED AT THE CENTRAL TABULATION POINT OF THE COUNTY, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION TO APPOINT QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY TO SERVE AS JUDGES ON A RESOLUTION BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-641, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE HOW THE RESOLUTION BOARD SHALL HANDLE A CHALLENGE TO AN ABSENTEE BALLOT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-643, 23-15-645, 23-15-651 AND 23-15-731, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-227, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT MEMBERS OF THE RESOLUTION BOARD RECEIVE TRAINING BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR THE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-239, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; 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

1 co-sponsor

Alex Monsour

Its course

January 21 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 1424 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 21 to Jan 3110 days

In the SenateFeb 14 to Mar 5 · stopped19 days

ElectionsFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped14 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 Jan 21 – Feb 14

  1. Jan 21Referred 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 14Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 15 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 15Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 13Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 14PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 15Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 19Referred To ElectionsSenate
  7. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate