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2022 Regular Session

House Bill 650

Absentee ballots; revise notary requirements for students enrolled in a college, university or community or junior college.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REVISE ABSENTEE VOTING PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED AT A COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-627, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT ENROLLED AT A COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT NOTARIZED OR SIGNED BY AN OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER OATHS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTING; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STUDENT SHALL SIGN THE APPLICATION IN THE PROPER PLACE AND HAVE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR FOR THE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE WHERE THE STUDENT IS ENROLLED WITNESS HIS OR HER SIGNATURE AND SIGN THE APPLICATION IN THE PROPER PLACE; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER AN OATH; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-631, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT ENROLLED AT A COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE HIS OR HER ABSENTEE BALLOT ENVELOPE NOTARIZED OR SIGNED BY AN OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER OATHS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTING; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTESTING WITNESS SHALL BE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR FOR THE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE WHERE THE STUDENT IS ENROLLED AND SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER AN OATH; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-715 AND 23-15-721, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 17 to February 1, 2022, 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 RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 17 to Feb 1 · 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 Jan 17 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives