l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2608

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 February 3, 2015. The 2015 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 Senate

Its course

January 19 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 SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committees on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency and on Elections
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;ElectionsSenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate