l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 145

Same-day voter registration; authorize.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A QUALIFIED ELECTOR WHO WISHES TO REGISTER TO VOTE MAY REGISTER ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION AND THEN PROCEED TO CAST HIS OR HER VOTE AT THE PROPER POLLING PLACE; TO PROVIDE THE LOCATION TO CONDUCT THE REGISTRATION ON ELECTION DAY; TO PROVIDE THE IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED TO BE PRESENTED IN ORDER TO REGISTER TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURES THAT POLL MANAGERS SHALL IMPLEMENT WHEN A PERSON REGISTERS TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY; TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION BALLOTS SHALL BE TREATED THE SAME AS ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROMULGATE THE NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS TO EFFECTUATE SAME DAY VOTER REGISTRATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-11, 23-15-13, 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41 AND 23-15-125, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 17 to March 5, 2024, 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 Mar 5 · stopped48 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 17 to Mar 5 · stopped48 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.

In the House of Representatives Jan 17 – Mar 5

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committees on Apportionment and Elections and on Rules
  2. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Apportionment and Elections;RulesHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives