MS HB995

Requires registrars to process all absentee ballot applications through the Statewide Election Management System rather than manual methods.

Mandates registrars account for all absentee ballots delivered to voters and received from voters using the Statewide Election Management System.

Requires telephone requests for absentee ballots to be processed through the Statewide Election Management System.

Requires information about presidential absentee ballots received after elections to be processed through the Statewide Election Management System.

Makes the act effective upon approval by the United States Attorney General or District Court under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.