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MS SB2584

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Derrick Simmons

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "In-Person Early Voting Act" in Mississippi, creating a 15-day early voting period before primary, general, runoff, special, and municipal elections, ending no earlier than 2 days before election day

  • Requires early voting locations to be open at least 10 hours daily with uniform hours, including at least 1 hour before 9:00 AM and 1 hour after 5:00 PM, with mandatory Saturday and Sunday voting during the early voting period

  • Allows temporary early voting locations near public transportation stops, rural communities, and college campuses to expand voter access beyond registrar offices

  • Permits pre-processing and scanning of early voting ballots before Election Day, though tabulation results cannot be released until polls close on Election Day

  • Prohibits ballot harvesting, unsupervised ballot drop boxes, and mail-in/absentee voting except for reasons already permitted under Mississippi Election Code, while narrowing absentee ballot eligibility categories

Legislative Description

In person early voting; allow.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Elections1/19/2026

Full Bill Text

No bill text available