Senate Bill 2258 Summary

• Establishes a secure internet website managed by the Secretary of State to allow qualified Mississippi electors to register to vote online and update voter registration information, with verification through the Department of Public Safety's driver's license database.

• Implements a preelection day voting period beginning 21 days before an election and ending at 12:00 p.m. on the Saturday before election day, allowing voters to cast ballots in person at the county registrar's office during specified hours.

• Requires county registrars to process online voter registration applications within 14 days and notify applicants of approval or rejection; votes cast during preelection voting are final and announced simultaneously with election day results.

• Grants candidates and their representatives the right to be present and challenge voter qualifications during preelection day voting using the same procedures as election day polling places.

• Revises absentee ballot eligibility categories to add voters temporarily residing outside their county of residence and trained emergency response providers deployed during voting periods; requires all absentee ballots to be received by 5:00 p.m. the day before the election.