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MS HB908

Bill

Status

Enrolled

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Noah Sanford

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Mississippi Code Sections 23-15-631, 23-15-637, 23-15-639, 23-15-651, and 23-15-721 governing absentee ballot deadlines for federal elections

  • Creates a contingent trigger requiring all absentee ballots to be received by the day before the election (eliminating the current 5-business-day post-election window) if the U.S. Supreme Court rules that federal law preempts state absentee ballot laws

  • Requires the Mississippi Attorney General to publish a determination in the Secretary of State's administrative bulletin when a qualifying Supreme Court ruling occurs, which activates the new deadline

  • Maintains current law (ballots postmarked by election day, received within 5 business days) until such a Supreme Court ruling is made

  • Includes severability provisions allowing current absentee ballot laws to remain in effect if any portion of the act is declared unconstitutional or enjoined

Legislative Description

Absentee ballots; require receipt day before federal election if U.S. Supreme Court rules federal laws preempt state.

Last Action

Enrolled Bill Signed

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Elections2/17/2026
Apportionment and Elections1/16/2026

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