HB 630 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Municipal elections; authorize poll managers from outside city limits of small municipalities poll manager's county.

HB 630 amends Mississippi law to allow qualified county residents (not required to live within a municipality's limits) to serve as poll managers for municipal elections in small municipalities with fewer than 2,000 residents. Currently, poll managers for municipal elections must be residents of the municipality itself, but this bill changes that requirement for towns under 2,000 people. The key provision removes the residency restriction for small municipalities, enabling election officials to appoint qualified county voters as poll managers. This affects municipal election administration in Mississippi's smallest incorporated areas, streamlining staffing for local elections. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Signed Mar 17, 2026
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This is a procedural status update only. The bill changed from 'As Passed the House' to 'As Sent to Governor,' indicating it completed the legislative process and was transmitted to the Governor for signature or veto. No substantive policy changes were made between these versions.
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The bill's procedural status changed from 'As Passed the House' to 'As Sent to Governor,' reflecting that the bill cleared both chambers and is now awaiting the Governor's action.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

520
Passed
Total votes 52
Mar 5, 2026
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican34
34 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 17, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred To Elections
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred To Apportionment and Elections
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jody Steverson
Jody Steverson
RRepublican
MS
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