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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 356

Ballots; allow to be counted in new election under certain conditions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-581, 23-15-597, 23-15-601 AND 23-15-603, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN IT IS SHOWN THAT THE NUMBER OF LEGAL VOTES REJECTED AND/OR THE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL VOTES COUNTED IN AN ELECTION, WHEN ADDED TOGETHER, EXCEED THE MARGIN OF VICTORY IN THE ELECTION, THEN A REVOTE SHALL BE HELD AT THE REQUEST OF ANY CANDIDATE IN ALL PRECINCTS WHERE SUCH ERRORS OCCURRED; 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 12 to February 3, 2015, 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 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 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 12 – Feb 3

  1. Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published