Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2502
Elections and election personnel; make certain revisions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DUTIES OF THE CIRCUIT CLERK TO INCLUDE SAFE PRESERVATION OF ALL BALLOTS AND ELECTION INFORMATION FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 23-15-621 THROUGH 23-15-657, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE ABSENTEE BALLOTING PROCEDURES LAW (SUBARTICLE A); TO REPEAL SECTIONS 23-15-711 THROUGH 23-15-721, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE ABSENTEE VOTER LAW (SUBARTICLE C); TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-735, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBITS THE DELIVERY OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO VOTERS IN PERSON; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-751, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-753, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PENALIZE PARTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY OF BALLOTS AND OTHER ELECTION MATERIALS WHO FAIL TO DO SO; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-755, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-391, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE MANUAL VOTE RECOUNTING OF EVERY ELECTION IN WHICH OPTICAL SCANNERS ARE INITIALLY USED; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-613, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-523, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-545, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 97-13-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 23-15-531 THROUGH 23-15-531.12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH AUTHORIZE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS USING DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 23-15-615, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN POST-ELECTION AUDITS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-15-951, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY WILL HAVE NO EFFECT UPON THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS; 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 16 to January 31, 2023, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
ElectionsJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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.