Absentee voting; revise various provisions of.
This Mississippi bill updates the rules for absentee voting to streamline the process for in-person voters and expand access for specific groups. It requires that application forms and witness certificates be printed directly on the ballot envelope for those who vote in person at the registrar's office, while also allowing on-call workers and people incarcerated for non-disenfranchising crimes to request absentee ballots. The legislation further clarifies that a signature mismatch will not lead to a ballot being rejected if it was cast in person, and it mandates that mail-in ballots must be returned only by mail or common carrier. Additionally, the bill updates the text of several existing state codes to ensure they align with these new procedures and requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 14, 2024
Signed May 14, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2024 · House Mar 12, 2024
How they voted
52–0
Passed
Total votes 52
Apr 9, 2024
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican36
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
1
May 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Report Adopted
lower
May 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Report Filed
lower
May 1, 2024
Committee
Recommitted For Further Conf
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Report Adopted
lower
Apr 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Report Filed
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Committee
Referred To Elections
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Referred To Apportionment and Elections
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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