l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2318

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 Elections Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 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 CERTAIN 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 CERTAIN 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 CERTAIN 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

2 co-sponsors

Chris Massey, David Parker

Its course

January 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the SenateJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 16 to Jan 3014 days

ElectionsJan 30 to Jan 31 · stopped1 day

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 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committees on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency and on Elections
  2. Jan 30Reported from AC to EL in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;ElectionsSenate
  2. Jan 30DR - TSDP: AC To ELSenate
  3. Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate