Apportionment and Elections

2023 Regular Session

Apportionment and Elections

Bill Number Bill Description Bill Status
HB 1
Good Policy
Campaign finance reports; require candidates for county, county district and municipal offices to file with Secretary of State. Dead
Analysis: Campaign finance reform bill requiring local and municipal candidates to file directly to the Secretary of State.
HB 2
Good Policy
Campaign finance reports; shall be available on county and municipal websites. Dead
Analysis: This bill allows for citizens to easily view campaign finance reports on local county and municipality websites to be more informed and to promote accountability and transparency.
HB 16
Good Policy
Election commissioner; revise office of to be nonpartisan. Dead
Analysis: This bill makes the election for Election Commissioners a non-partisan race, where candidates do not declare any party affiliation.
HB 19
Neutral
Supreme Court districts; bring forward. Dead
Analysis:
HB 35
Good Policy
Appointed state officers; provide for the removal of for certain forms of willful neglect. Dead
Analysis: This bill provides for the removal of a state officer from their office for neglecting their duties. This protects Mississippians from officers not performing and wasting taxpayer money.
HB 36
Good Policy
Campaign finance reports; require those filed by all candidates to be available online. Dead
Analysis: This bill promotes transparency and accountability in campaign finance and helps voters be more informed.
HB 39
Not Rated
Lobbying; prohibit legislator from engaging in for one year after leaving office. Dead
Analysis:
HB 53
Not Rated
Early voting; authorize. Dead
Analysis:
HB 61
Not Rated
Poll managers; increase the compensation of. Dead
Analysis:
HB 66
Not Rated
Secretary of State; require to provide election officials training on disenfranchising crimes. Dead
Analysis:
HB 70
Not Rated
Voter registration application; require to be processed within ten days of deadline and give applicant opportunity to cure. Dead
Analysis:
HB 71
Not Rated
No-excuse absentee voting; authorize for any qualified voter who votes in person at the office of the registrar. Dead
Analysis:
HB 75
Not Rated
Voting registration; require by anyone who receives public assistance benefits. Dead
Analysis:
HB 109
Not Rated
Counties; authorize to pay poll workers certain mileage. Dead
Analysis:
HB 174
Not Rated
Mississippi Department of Human Services employees; remove prohibition on participating in political campaigns for. Dead
Analysis:
HB 219
Not Rated
Early voting; authorize for not more than 21 days nor less than 5 days before each election. Dead
Analysis:
HB 241
Neutral
Campaign finance reports; revise the time for filing electronically. Dead
Analysis: The bill clarifies the time in which campaign finance reports that are filed electronically can be submitted by 11:59 on the day.
HB 391
Not Rated
Direct recording electronic voting equipement (DRE); extend repealer on authority of counties and municipalities to use. Dead
Analysis:
HB 481
Not Rated
Pre-election day voting; authorize for twenty days before an election. Dead
Analysis:
HB 491
Not Rated
Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; create. Dead
Analysis:
HB 552
Bad Policy
Poll managers; increase the compensation of. Dead
Analysis: This bill doubles the daily pay for poll workers.
HB 600
Not Rated
Presidential electors; revise selection of to be one from each congressional district and two from the state at large. Dead
Analysis:
HB 607
Not Rated
Collegiate voters; require each public and private four-year postsecondary institution to have an on-campus voting precinct. Dead
Analysis:
HB 608
Not Rated
Online voter registration; authorize for first-time registrants. Dead
Analysis:
HB 609
Not Rated
Voting rights; restore upon satisfaction of all sentencing requirements of a conviction including parole but not probation. Dead
Analysis:
HB 611
Not Rated
Absentee voting; establish electronic application procedure for college students. Dead
Analysis:
HB 620
Not Rated
Early voting; authorize. Dead
Analysis:
HB 630
Not Rated
Ballot box; prohibit the opening of and counting of votes until all of the polling places have closed. Dead
Analysis:
HB 635
Not Rated
Starkville High School AP Government Class of 2019 Motor Voter Act; create to establish the procedure for the automatic registration of. Dead
Analysis:
HB 678
Not Rated
Mississippi Voter Protection Act; create. Dead
Analysis:
HB 712
Not Rated
State advertising; prohibit elected and appointed officers from publicly participating in. Dead
Analysis:
HB 717
Not Rated
Elected official; prohibit from changing political party affiliation during term of office. Dead
Analysis:
HB 719
Not Rated
Automatic voter registration; authorize for those who apply for the issuance, renewal or change of address of driver's license. Dead
Analysis:
HB 739
Not Rated
Elections; establish procedure for automatic registration of voters. Dead
Analysis:
HB 833
Not Rated
Absentee ballots; revise those who are authorized to vote by. Dead
Analysis:
HB 867
Not Rated
DOC discharge plans; require explanation of disenfranchising crimes and opportunity for certain offenders to register to vote. Dead
Analysis:
HB 869
Not Rated
Early voting; require Secretary of State to authorize for overseas military. Dead
Analysis:
HB 933
Not Rated
Voter rolls; prohibit purging names from Statewide Elections Management System 120 days or less before the date of any election. Dead
Analysis:
HB 963
Not Rated
Tax Returns Uniformly Made Public Act; create. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1057
Not Rated
Online voter registration; authorize and establish the process for. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1181
Not Rated
Legislative vacancy; revise procedure to fill. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1230
Not Rated
Early voting; authorize for 21 days before the election. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1243
Not Rated
Judicial candidates; bring forward code section that provides the qualifying fees for. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1276
Neutral
State officers; provide for a runoff election for. Alive
Analysis: This would revise state law so that state officer elections are decided by a run off election and not by the House of Representatives.
HB 1303
Not Rated
Early voting; authorize. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1304
Not Rated
Elections; prohibit use of word 're-elect' unless for person who is current incumbent of the office sought. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1305
Not Rated
Elections; revise provisions related to the integrity of. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1306
Good Policy
Elections; revise certain provisions about names of candidates appearing on the ballot, judicial candidate's annual report and fraudulent absentee voter applications. Alive
Analysis:
HB 1307
Not Rated
Elections; provide for post-election audit report. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1308
Not Rated
Elections; revise provisions for the distribution of absentee ballots. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1309
Not Rated
Election Integrity Act; create. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1310
Good Policy
Elections; revise provisions related to the integrity of. Alive
Analysis: This bill puts into place some election protection procedures to ensure safe election. It is a step in the right direction for election integrity.
HB 1311
Not Rated
Elections; provide guidelines for receiving federal funds, guidance and communications regarding. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1312
Not Rated
Term limits; all elected officials limited to serving only two consecutive terms in office. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1313
Not Rated
Early voting; authorize at the office of the registrar and additional early voting polling places. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1320
Not Rated
Early Voting Act; create. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1438
Not Rated
Online voter registration; authorize for first-time registrants. Dead
Analysis:
HB 1451
Not Rated
Municipal election commissioners; revise appointments of. Dead
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HB 1459
Not Rated
Same-day voter registration; authorize. Dead
Analysis:
HC 16
Resolution
Constitution; amend to restore voting rights to qualified electors who have committed a felony once sentencing requirements are met. Dead
Analysis:
HC 24
Resolution
Constitution; amend to require early voting 10 days before every election. Dead
Analysis:
SB 2351
Not Rated
Elections; allow the Attorney General to investigate alleged election fraud. Dead
Analysis:
SB 2352
Good Policy
Elections; penalty for fraudulently requesting or submitting absentee ballots. Alive
Analysis: This bill strikes through the senate's bill and adds in the language from HB1306.
SB 2353
Bad Policy
Elections; increase wage range for poll workers. Alive
Analysis: This bill strike's through the senate's version of poll worker pay increase and adds in the house's version, which is a larger increase than the senate, spending more taxpayer money.
SB 2358
Good Policy
Ballot harvesting; ban. Alive
Analysis:
SB 2423
Not Rated
Elections; require that candidates receive majority of votes in general election to be elected to statewide office. Dead
Analysis:
KEY: * = Amended % = 3/5ths Vote Required V = Vetoed
  $ = Revenue @ = Exempted From Deadline P = Partially Vetoed