Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
House Bill 873
Voter Assistance; revise how an elector may receive and who can provide such to an elector.
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 House of Representatives
Sponsor
7 co-sponsors
Gene Alday, Larry Byrd, Lester Carpenter, Gary Chism, Bill Pigott, Gary V. Staples, Patricia H. Willis
Its course
January 20 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 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 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives