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MS SB2856
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Mississippi Code Section 23-15-541 to clarify that curbside voting for physically disabled persons may only occur on election day during polling hours.
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Authorizes poll managers to allow disabled voters arriving in motor vehicles to vote curbside, with two or more managers bringing the pollbook, receipt book, and ballot to the vehicle.
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Requires poll managers to verify the disabled voter is a qualified elector before allowing curbside voting and to mark the pollbook "voted" after the ballot is cast.
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Mandates that all polling place voting must stop if fewer than three managers remain inside the polling place while conducting curbside voting, with remaining managers securing ballot boxes and election materials.
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Requires submission to the U.S. Attorney General or U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for approval under the Voting Rights Act of 1965; takes effect upon such approval.
Legislative Description
Curbside voting; make it clear that it is authorized only on the day of the election.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/2/2010