l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2613

Elections; establish closed primary system.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY REGISTERED VOTERS AFFILIATED WITH A POLITICAL PARTY MAY VOTE IN THE PARTY'S PRIMARY ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT REGISTERED VOTERS NOT AFFILIATED WITH A POLITICAL PARTY MAY VOTE IN ANY NONPARTISAN ELECTION HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PARTY PRIMARY ELECTION; TO REQUIRE THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF A POLITICAL PARTY TO DESIGNATE ANNUALLY ANY QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTORS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE PARTY'S PRIMARY ELECTION; TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PRESCRIBE BY RULE A UNIFORM STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION THAT SHALL BE USED TO DESIGNATE AN ELECTOR'S PARTY AFFILIATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-575 AND 23-15-753, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO VOTES IN A POLITICAL PARTY PRIMARY OTHER THAN THAT IN WHICH THE PERSON IS REGISTERED SHALL BE GUILTY OF VOTE FRAUD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-33, 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41 AND 23-15-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE CIRCUIT AND MUNICIPAL CLERKS TO ENTER INTO THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AN ELECTOR'S PARTY AFFILIATION AS DESIGNATED ON THE ELECTOR'S UNIFORM STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION; 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

2 co-sponsors

Melanie Sojourner, Michael Watson

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

AppropriationsJan 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 Appropriations and on Elections
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Appropriations;ElectionsSenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate