l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 1166

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

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 4, 2014. The 2014 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 THOSE 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 THOSE 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 20 to March 4, 2014, 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 20 to Feb 1324 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

In the SenateFeb 13 to Mar 4 · stopped19 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 17 to Mar 4 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 20 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 12Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 13Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 13PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  7. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate