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MS SB2588
Bill
AI Summary
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Creates new Section 23-15-152 to require county registrars or election commissions to remove electors from the Statewide Elections Management System who fail to respond to a confirmation notice for four consecutive years.
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Defines "confirmation notice" as a forwardable mail notice sent by election commissioners to registered electors to confirm their current address, in compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
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Requires election commissioners to send confirmation notices to electors who have not voted at least once in the previous two years (a period including two general federal elections).
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Prohibits removal of voter registration records during the 90 days immediately preceding a federal primary or general election.
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Requires county registrars to retain removed voter registration records for at least two federal general elections and record the reason for removal.
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Amends Sections 23-15-125 and 23-15-153 to include failure to respond to confirmation notices as grounds for removal from voter rolls alongside death, conviction of disenfranchising crimes, and removal from jurisdiction.
Legislative Description
Statewide Elections Management System; remove electors who fail to respond to notice.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/2/2021