Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2577
Mississippi Election Reform Act of 2021; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE "MISSISSIPPI ELECTION REFORM ACT OF 2021"; TO CODIFY A NEW SECTION TO ENSURE THAT ONLY CITIZEN'S OF THE UNITED STATES BE PERMITTED TO VOTE IN MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972 TO PROVIDE THAT AN ELIGIBLE, UNREGISTERED PERSON MAY REGISTER TO VOTE ONLINE; TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 23-15-152, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY REGISTRAR OR COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION SHALL REMOVE FROM THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THOSE ELECTORS WHO FAIL TO RESPOND TO A CONFIRMATION NOTICE FOR A PERIOD OF CONSECUTIVE YEARS; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO REQUIRE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS TO SEND REGISTERED ELECTORS WHO DO NOT VOTE FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD A CONFIRMATION NOTICE; TO PROVIDE THE TIME FOR REMOVAL OF VOTER REGISTRATION RECORDS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETENTION OF REMOVED VOTER REGISTRATION RECORDS; TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 23-15-395, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO REGULATE THE REVIEW, CERTIFICATION, DECERTIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-551 AND 23-15-691, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE OPTION OF MARKING ELECTION BALLOTS WITH INDELIBLE PENCIL; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-627, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE ELECTOR'S BALLOT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-1053, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE POLITICAL PARTIES THAT SEEK REGISTRATION IN MISSISSIPPI TO SELECT INTERIM OFFICERS TO FULFILL THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ARTICLE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-13, 23-15-33, 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41, 23-15-79, 23-15-125 AND 23-15-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES DOCUMENTATION OF NATURALIZED PERSONS; 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 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 SenateJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
ElectionsJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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.