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2013 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2509

Voter assistance; require providers or assistance to complete declaration to provide assistance form.

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 23-15-549, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MANAGERS OF AN ELECTION SHALL REQUIRE ANY PERSON PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO A VOTER SIGN A DECLARATION TO PROVIDE VOTER ASSISTANCE; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON, OTHER THAN AN ELECTION OFFICIAL, MAY ASSIST MORE THAN 10 VOTERS IN A FEDERAL ELECTION OR A STATE ELECTION THAT IS HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH A FEDERAL ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT NO CANDIDATE IN SUCH AN 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 AMEND SECTION 23-15-719, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VOTE FRAUD; 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 1323 days

ElectionsJan 21 to Jan 3110 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 5 · stopped20 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 13

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 13Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 13 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 13Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 15Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the House
  4. Feb 21Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  5. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 13PassedSenate
  4. Feb 13Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  5. Feb 15Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
  6. Feb 15Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 21Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives