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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 14, 2024 | MS | SB 2770 | Amends Ballot Initiatives Processes | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21) |
March 12, 2024 | MS | SB 2580 | Authorizes In-Person Early Voting and Repeals In-Person Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 8) |
March 28, 2023 | MS | HB 1310 | Authorizes Restoring the Voting Rights of Military Veterans Convicted of Felonies | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 16) |
March 14, 2023 | MS | SB 2358 | Prohibits a Third-Party From Collecting and Delivering Somebody Else's Absentee Ballot | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
March 8, 2022 | MS | HB 1510 | Increases Secretary of State Power to Purge Voter Rolls and Audit Election Results Without Public Oversight | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 14) |
Jan. 12, 2022 | MS | HB 384 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 18) |
Feb. 10, 2021 | MS | SB 2588 | Repeals Names and Information From the Voter Rolls | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 16) |
May 2, 2012 | MS | JR 1 | State House Redistricting | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (38 - 14) |
May 2, 2012 | MS | JR 201 | State Senate Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 5) |
April 10, 2012 | MS | HB 921 | Requires Photo Identification to Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14) |
Feb. 4, 2009 | MS | SB 2548 | Identification Requirements to Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
May 22, 2008 | MS | SB 2004 | Voter Identification Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
Feb. 26, 2008 | MS | SB 2910 | Changes to Election Law | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20) |
Feb. 21, 2008 | MS | SB 2468 | Voter Identification | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 18) |
Feb. 7, 2007 | MS | SB 2617 | Voter Identification Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | MS | SB 2309 | Voter Identification Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18) |
Feb. 6, 2006 | MS | SB 2119 | School Board Elections, Superintendent Appointments, and Consolidation Issues | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 20) |