HB1097Introduced in the House
Applications for absentee ballots; require sheriffs and police chiefs to have available for certain inmates.
Introduced by Daryl Porter, District 98
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-715, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require County Sheriffs And Municipal Police Chiefs To Have Applications Readily Available For Absentee Ballots For Persons Who Are Incarcerated In Prisons Or Jails And Who Have Not Been Convicted Of A Disenfranchising Crime; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-627, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Where it stands
Died In Committee
February 3, 2026
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Bill history
Referred To Apportionment and Elections
Died In Committee
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