Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2479
Elections; revise procedure for examining certain records and for filing certain election contests.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-911, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE PROCEDURE FOR THE EXAMINATION OF BALLOT BOXES AND OTHER ELECTION RECORDS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-921 AND 23-15-923, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE MUST FILE A PETITION TO CONTEST AN ELECTION WITHIN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS AFTER CERTIFICATION OF THE ELECTION RESULTS BY THE COUNTY OR STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-591, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE MARKED POLLBOOK BE INCLUDED IN THE BALLOT BOX; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 SenateFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
ElectionsFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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.