HB877: Southern Voting Rights Act; create and revise provisions related to elections.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Create The "southern Voting Rights Act"; To Revise The Process For Conducting Redistricting Of Congressional And State House And Senate Districts; To Amend Section 25-4-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Public Servant Shall Be Interested, Directly Or Indirectly, During The Term For Which He Shall Have Been Chosen, Or Within Two Years After The Expiration Of Such Term, In Any Contract With The State, Or Any District, County, City Or Town Thereof, Authorized By Any Law Passed Or Order Made By Any Board Of Which He May Be Or May Have Been A Member; To Amend Section 5-8-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Elected Official Shall Be A Lobbyist For Two Years After He Or She Leaves Office; To Amend Section 25-41-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Chair Of The Commission, Committee Or Standing Committee Shall Make The Agenda For A Meeting Readily Available For Public Inspection No Less Than Twenty-four Hours In Advance Of The Time Of The Meeting; To Amend Section 25-41-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Notice Requirements For Open Meetings; To Create A New Section Of Law To Require The Department Of Finance And Administration, Working In Coordination With The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology, To Develop A Plan To Install Equipment To Provide Live Audiovisual Streaming Of All Floor Proceedings And All Committee Meetings Held In The Mississippi Capitol; To Create New Law To Provide For The Campaign Finance Requirements Of Political Action Committees; To Amend Section 23-15-897, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirements For Digital Campaign Advertisements; To Create New Law To Establish The Mississippi Public Campaign Fund; To Provide Who Has Access To The Fund And How Monies Shall Be Deposited Into The Fund; To Bring Forward Sections 5-1-1, 5-1-3, 5-3-81, 5-3-91, 5-3-93, 5-3-95, 5-3-97, 5-3-99, 5-3-101, 5-3-103, 5-3-121, 5-3-123, 5-3-125, 5-3-127, 5-3-129, 23-15-803, 23-15-809, 23-15-807, 23-15-801, 23-15-813 And 23-15-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 23-15-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Online Voter Registration For First-time Voters; To Amend Sections 23-15-13, 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41 And 23-15-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of Vote Fraud, Of Any Crime Listed In Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Or Of Any Crime Interpreted As Disenfranchising In Later Attorney General Opinions, Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction But Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Automatically Restored Once He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; To Amend Sections 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Authorize Any Person Who Is Qualified To Register To Vote In The State Of Mississippi To Register To Vote When That Person Applies For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Obtain Certain Information From A Person Who Desires To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide An Opt-out Procedure For Persons Who Choose Not To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide For The Forwarding Of Voter Registration Applications To The Person's County Of Residence; To Amend Sections 23-15-33, 23-15-95 And 63-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.