Mississippi House Bill 1400

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Revise The Absentee Balloting Law; To Amend Sections 23-15-633 And 23-15-635, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Elector's Certificate Shall Only Be Required For Mailed Absentee Ballots; To Amend Section 23-15-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Absentee Ballots Cast In Person At The Office Of The Registrar Shall Be Cast Using The Optical Mark Reading Equipment; To Provide That The Optical Mark Reading Equipment Shall Be Sealed Each Night; To Provide That If For Any Reason The Optical Mark Reading Equipment Becomes Inoperable, Paper Ballots Shall Be Used; To Amend Section 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement To Match The Signature On The Absentee Ballot Application With The Signature On The Back Of The Absentee Ballot Envelope; To Provide That The Mailed Absentee Ballots Shall Be Counted By The Resolution Board At The Close Of The Polls Along With The Absentee Ballots Cast In Person On The Optical Mark Reading Equipment; To Amend Sections 23-15-641, 23-15-643, 23-15-645, 23-15-715, 23-15-719, 23-15-731, 23-15-391 And 23-15-511, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-621, 23-15-623, 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-629, 23-15-631, 23-15-647, 23-15-649, 23-15-651, 23-15-653, 23-15-657, 23-15-671, 23-15-673, 23-15-675, 23-15-677, 23-15-679, 23-15-681, 23-15-683, 23-15-685, 23-15-687, 23-15-691, 23-15-692, 23-15-693, 23-15-697, 23-15-699, 23-15-701, 23-15-711, 23-15-713, 23-15-717, 23-15-721, 23-15-733, 23-15-735, 23-15-751, 23-15-753, 23-15-755, 23-15-517 And 23-15-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Absentee voting; revise various provisions of.

Rep. Noah Sanford [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	391	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	511	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	517	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	519	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	621	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	623	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	625	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	627	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	629	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	631	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	633	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	635	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	637	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	639	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	641	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	643	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	645	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	647	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	649	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	651	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	653	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	657	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	671	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	673	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	675	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	677	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	679	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	681	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	683	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	685	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	687	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	691	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	692	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	693	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	697	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	699	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	701	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	711	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	713	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	715	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	717	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	719	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	721	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	731	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	733	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	735	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	751	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	753	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	755	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1400.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1400IN.htm