MS SB2128

Increases the minimum fine for vote fraud from $500 to $1,000, with maximum fine remaining at $5,000

Eliminates county jail as a sentencing option, requiring mandatory state penitentiary sentences of 1-5 years for vote fraud convictions

Explicitly classifies vote fraud as a felony offense

Applies to offenses including buying or selling votes, illegally influencing absentee voters, and making false affidavits related to absentee voting

Effective date of July 1, 2021