HB1528 - Absentee voting; revise various provisions of.
Jansen Owen
Last updated 7 months ago
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An Act To Revise The Absentee Balloting Law; To Amend Sections 23-15-633 And 23-15-635, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Elector's Certificate Shall Only Be Required For Mailed Absentee Ballots; To Amend Section 23-15-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Absentee Ballots Cast In Person At The Office Of The Registrar Shall Be Cast Using The Optical Mark Reading Equipment; To Provide That The Optical Mark Reading Equipment Shall Be Sealed Each Night; To Provide That If For Any Reason The Optical Mark Reading Equipment Becomes Inoperable, Paper Ballots Shall Be Used; To Amend Section 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement To Match The Signature On The Absentee Ballot Application With The Signature On The Back Of The Absentee Ballot Envelope; To Provide That The Mailed Absentee Ballots Shall Be Counted By The Resolution Board At The Close Of The Polls Along With The Absentee Ballots Cast In Person On The Optical Mark Reading Equipment; To Amend Sections 23-15-641, 23-15-643, 23-15-645, 23-15-715, 23-15-719, 23-15-731, 23-15-391 And 23-15-511, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-621, 23-15-623, 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-629, 23-15-631, 23-15-647, 23-15-649, 23-15-651, 23-15-653, 23-15-657, 23-15-671, 23-15-673, 23-15-675, 23-15-677, 23-15-679, 23-15-681, 23-15-683, 23-15-685, 23-15-687, 23-15-691, 23-15-692, 23-15-693, 23-15-697, 23-15-699, 23-15-701, 23-15-711, 23-15-713, 23-15-717, 23-15-721, 23-15-733, 23-15-735, 23-15-751, 23-15-753, 23-15-755, 23-15-517 And 23-15-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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