SB 2411 Summary

• Repeals sections 23-15-531 through 23-15-531.12 of the Mississippi Code that authorize the use of direct recording electronic (DRE) voting equipment in elections.

• Amends section 23-15-391 to require counties and municipalities to use only optical mark reading equipment or paper ballots, removing authorization for DRE machines.

• Removes references to DRE units from section 23-15-545 regarding pollbook procedures for recording voters who have cast ballots.

• Amends section 23-15-613 to remove DRE tabulating mechanisms from residual vote reporting requirements, focusing reporting on hand-counted or optically scanned ballots.

• Takes effect July 1, 2022.