2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB871: Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-573, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Voter Was Not A Registered Voter In The Jurisdiction In Which He Or She Tried To Vote But Was Otherwise Eligible To Vote In The Jurisdiction Where He Or She Tried To Vote, The Voter's Affidavit Ballot Shall Be Used As His Or Her Registration To Vote; To Amend Section 23-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Casting Of A Valid Affidavit Ballot May Serve As A Written Request To Transfer Voting Precincts Or Wards; To Amend Section 23-15-152, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Voter Who Was Mailed A Confirmation Notice And Placed On Inactive Status In The Statewide Elections Management System Casts An Affidavit Ballot, He Or She Shall Be Returned To Active Status In The Statewide Elections Management System; And For Related Purposes.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Referred To Apportionment and Elections
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Committee Substitute Adopted
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Transmitted To Senate
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Referred To Elections
Senate
3/4/2025
Died In Committee
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House Passed
2/5/2025
102
Yea
7
Nay
11
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/6/202520.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/24/202520.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/202521.1 KB