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2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2580

In-person early voting; allow.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING ACT; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING PERIOD SHALL BEGIN 15 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION AND CONTINUE UNTIL NOON ON THE SATURDAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING SHALL BE FOR EACH PRIMARY, GENERAL, RUNOFF, SPECIAL AND MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR PUBLIC OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THE HOURS FOR IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING IN THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS; TO PROVIDE EXTENDED HOURS TO VOTE DURING THE LAST FULL WEEK PRECEDING AN ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT NOTICE OF IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THREE PUBLIC PLACES EIGHT DAYS BEFORE THE VOTING BEGINS; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW WHEN CASTING A BALLOT DURING THE IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING PERIOD; TO PROVIDE THE MANNER FOR CHALLENGING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A VOTER DURING THE IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING PERIOD; TO PROHIBIT VOTING VIA BALLOT HARVESTING, BALLOT DROP BOXES OR WITH MAIL-IN OR ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR REASONS OR INSTANCES OTHER THAN WHAT IS ALLOWED BY THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-637, 23-15-713, 23-15-715 AND 23-15-719, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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

2 co-sponsors

Rod Hickman, Michael McLendon

Its course

February 19 to April 2, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFeb 19 to Mar 1222 days

ElectionsFeb 19 to Mar 515 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Apr 2 · stopped21 days

Apportionment and ElectionsMar 18 to Apr 2 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 12

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 19 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Mar 5Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 12Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 14 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 14Sent to the House
  2. Mar 18Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Apr 2Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Mar 5Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 12AmendedSenate
  4. Mar 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Mar 14Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Mar 18Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  7. Apr 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives