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MS HB1368

Bill

Status

Failed

6/9/2020

Primary Sponsor

Oscar Denton

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "absent voter" under Mississippi's armed services absentee voting law to include any Mississippi citizen temporarily residing and working within navigable federal waters of the United States.

  • Adds new subsection (h) to Section 23-15-673, Mississippi Code of 1972, establishing eligibility for absentee voting for workers in federal waters.

  • Amends Section 23-15-169.4 to require the Secretary of State to provide voter registration and absentee ballot information to absent voters as defined in Section 23-15-673, including those working in federal waters.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2020.

Legislative Description

Armed Services Absentee Voting Law; expand definition of "absent voter" to include those working in federal waters of United States.

Last Action

Died In Committee

6/9/2020

Committee Referrals

Elections5/11/2020
Apportionment and Elections2/17/2020

Full Bill Text

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