l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2345

Elections; exclude runoffs from provisions requiring a certain number of machines must be used or a certain number of ballots printed.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and 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 23-15-423, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXCLUDE RUNOFF ELECTIONS FROM THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE OFFICIALS IN CHARGE OF THE ELECTION TO UTILIZE AT LEAST 75% OF ALL THE VOTING MACHINES AVAILABLE TO THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY IN EACH PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION CONDUCTED UTILIZING SUCH MACHINES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-513, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXCLUDE RUNOFF ELECTIONS FROM THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS THAT THE OFFICIALS IN CHARGE OF THE ELECTION MUST PRINT IN GENERAL AND PRIMARY ELECTIONS CONDUCTED UTILIZING OPTICAL MARK READING SYSTEMS SHALL BE EQUAL TO NOT LESS THAN 75% OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-531.6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXCLUDE RUNOFF ELECTIONS FROM THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE OFFICIALS IN CHARGE OF THE ELECTION TO UTILIZE AT LEAST 75% OF ALL OF THE DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT UNITS AVAILABLE TO THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY IN EACH PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION CONDUCTED UTILIZING SUCH UNITS; 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

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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 717 days

ElectionsJan 21 to Jan 3110 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Mar 5 · stopped26 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 21 to Mar 5 · stopped12 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 Senate Jan 21 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 7Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 8Sent to the House
  2. Feb 21Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 7PassedSenate
  4. Feb 8Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 21Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives