Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 34
Blank space on ballots; remove and provide supplementary ballot if a candidate is removed from race after ballots are printed.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-365, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE BLANK SPACE FOR A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE AND PROVIDE THAT A SUPPLEMENTARY BALLOT MUST BE PRINTED AND USED IN THE EVENT A CANDIDATE DIES, RESIGNS, WITHDRAWS OR IS REMOVED AFTER THE BALLOTS HAVE BEEN PRINTED BUT BEFORE AN ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-333, 23-15-523 AND 23-15-551, 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 7 to February 3, 2026, 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 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 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 7 – Feb 3
- Jan 7Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 7Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives