Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 1538
Absentee voting; establish electronic application procedure for college students.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO ESTABLISH A SECURE WEBSITE TO ENABLE STUDENT VOTERS TO SUBMIT ELECTRONIC ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS; TO ESTABLISH THE DOCUMENTS WHICH MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE STUDENT TO APPROVE SUCH APPLICATIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT UPON APPROVAL, STUDENT ABSENTEE VOTERS MAY BE AUTOMATICALLY MAILED ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR ALL ELECTIONS THAT OCCUR FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-715 AND 23-15-721, 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.
Its course
February 17 to March 3, 2020, 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 House of RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days
Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 17 to Mar 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 House of Representatives Feb 17 – Mar 3
- Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 17Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives