Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2806
Mississippi Student Absentee Voting Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI STUDENT ABSENTEE VOTER ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT MISSISSIPPI CITIZENS WHO RESIDE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY OF THEIR RESIDENCE BECAUSE OF THEIR ENROLLMENT AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING MAY REQUEST AND RECEIVE AN ABSENT ELECTOR'S BALLOT; TO DEFINE THE TERM "ABSENT VOTER" UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI STUDENT ABSENTEE VOTER LAW; TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY; TO PROVIDE THAT ABSENT VOTERS MUST USE A DULY EXECUTED MISSISSIPPI POSTCARD APPLICATION TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT; TO PROVIDE THAT A REQUEST FOR A ABSENTEE BALLOT SHALL SERVE AS A REQUEST FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT FOR EACH ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CALENDAR YEAR FOR WHICH THE VOTER IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE; TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF ELECTRONIC FACSIMILE DEVICES, POSTAL MAIL AND ELECTRONIC MAIL TO TRANSMIT ABSENTEE BALLOTS, TO RECEIVE VOTED ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND TO RECEIVE COMPLETED MISSISSIPPI POSTCARD APPLICATIONS UNDER THE STUDENT ABSENTEE VOTER LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-637, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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
January 21 to February 5, 2019, 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
ElectionsJan 21 to Jan 3110 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 31 to Feb 5 · stopped5 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 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Jan 31Reported from EL to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Jan 31DR - TSDP: EL To ACSenate
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeSenate