Brady Williamson voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) on this Legislation.
Title: Prohibits State and Local Election Officials from Soliciting or Accepting Private Funds
Signed by Governor Tate Reeves
Title: Prohibits State and Local Election Officials from Soliciting or Accepting Private Funds
Vote to adopt a conference report and pass a bill that prohibits state and local election officials from soliciting or accepting private funds.
Prohibits any state or local official or agency responsible for conducting elections from soliciting, accepting, or using any donations in the form of (Sec. 1):
Money;
Grants;
Property; or
Personal services.
Prohibits any donations to said officials or agencies from going to (Sec. 1):
Election-related funds;
Voter education;
Voter outreach; or
Voter registration programs.
Authorizes any individual to contribute their time to the aforementioned items as long as they do not receive any compensation or in-kind donation (Sec. 1).
Authorizes the donation and acceptance of spaces to be used as polling places (Sec. 1).
Requires this bill to go into effect and be enforced starting July 1, 2022 (Sec. 2).
Title: Prohibits State and Local Election Officials from Soliciting or Accepting Private Funds
Title: Prohibits State and Local Election Officials from Soliciting or Accepting Private Funds
Title: Prohibits State and Local Election Officials from Soliciting or Accepting Private Funds