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MS HB1016
Bill
Status
6/9/2020
Primary Sponsor
Zakiya Summers
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AI Summary
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Requires preservation of protested, void, wholly blank ballots, unused ballot packages, and all absentee and military ballots for 22 months after federal, presidential, general, special, or primary elections.
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Requires retention of the same ballot materials for 4 months after all other statewide, county, or municipal elections, with option to destroy afterward if a certificate documenting election district data and ballot numbers is filed.
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Mandates that a certificate identifying the election district and ballot counts must accompany the retained ballots for the remainder of the two-year retention period.
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Effective date: July 1, 2020.
Legislative Description
Unused ballots; provide for the retention and destruction of.
Last Action
Died In Committee
6/9/2020