2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB1356: Election commissioners; require to conduct an audit of ballots in certain precincts.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-615, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, In Addition To The Procedural Audit Conducted By The Secretary Of State, The Election Commissioners, In Conjunction With The Registrar, Shall Manually Tabulate The Ballots Cast In The Precincts That The Secretary Of State Has Conducted A Procedural Audit In And Compare The Results With The Results Produced By The Voting Machine; To Provide That If A Discrepancy Of More Than One Percent Exists, The Election Commissioners, In Conjunction With The Registrar, Shall Commence A Full Manual Hand Count Of Ballots; To Provide That The Registrar Shall Promptly Report Results Of The Manual Tabulation To The Secretary Of State; To Provide What Shall Be Included In The Report; To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Publish His Report As Well As The Report Of The Election Commissioners On His Official Website; And For Related Purposes.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
Referred To Apportionment and Elections
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Died In Committee
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Dan Eubanks
Dan Eubanks
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/21/202513.4 KB