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SB2587Introduced in the Senate

In-person absentee voting; to amend the process of.

Failed

Introduced by Jeremy England, District 51

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act To Create The "in-person Absentee Voting Act"; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The In-person Absentee Voting Period Shall Begin 22 Days Before The Election And Continue Until 12:00 P.m. On The Saturday Immediately Preceding The Election; To Provide That In-person Absentee Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The Hours For In-person Absentee Voting In The Registrar's Office During Regular Business Hours; To Provide Extended Hours To Vote During The Last Full Week Preceding An Election; To Provide The Appropriate Locations For In-person Absentee Voting To Take Place; To Provide That Notice Of In-person Absentee Voting Shall Be Provided In Three Public Places Eight Days Before The Voting Begins; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The In-person Excused Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The In-person Absentee Voting Period; To Amend Section 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Mail-in Ballots Be Announced By The Resolution Board; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-697, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Repeal Section 23-15-659 Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Absentee Ballot Envelope Requirements For In-person Absentee Voters; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-713, 23-15-715, 23-15-651, 23-15-719 And 23-15-633, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Died In Committee

March 3, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Passed As Amended · February 13, 2026

39

Yes

13

No

0

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Bill history

  1. Referred To Elections

  2. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  3. Amended

  4. Failed

  5. Motion to Reconsider Entered

  6. Reconsidered

  7. Passed As Amended

  8. Transmitted To House

  9. Referred To Apportionment and Elections

  10. Died In Committee

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