l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2670

Secretary of State Statewide Elections Management System; provide for voter's proof of citizenship.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 12, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CODIFY SECTION 23-15-153.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO COMPARE THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SEMS) WITH PUBLIC RECORDS TO ENSURE NON-UNITED STATES CITIZENS ARE NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE THAT IF EVIDENCE EXISTS THAT A PARTICULAR REGISTERED VOTER IS NOT A CITIZEN THE SYSTEM SHALL NOTIFY THE REGISTRAR WHO SHALL NOTIFY THE REGISTERED VOTER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, TO PRESCRIBE CRITERIA FOR PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE VOTER DOES NOT PROVIDE SUCH PROOF THE REGISTRAR SHALL PURGE HIS NAME FROM THE SYSTEM, TO PROVIDE FOR AN APPEAL FROM SUCH DECISION, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THIS ACT; 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

1 co-sponsor

Jeff Tate

Its course

February 17 to March 12, 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 action4 actions on 3 days

In the SenateFeb 17 to Mar 12 · stopped24 days

ElectionsFeb 17 to Mar 315 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMar 3 to Mar 30 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 Feb 17 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Mar 3Reported from EL to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 12Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Mar 3DR - TSDP: EL To ACSenate
  3. Mar 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
  4. Mar 12Died On CalendarSenate