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HB 1240

Mississippi House bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 3, 2026.

In-person absentee voting; require daily printout of total number of votes cast in circuit clerk's office by OMR equipment.

Bill ID MS-2026-HB-1240
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Elections
House failed 2026-03-03
Business / Commerce Elections / Voting
Summary

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT CLERK TO CAUSE A DAILY REPORT TABULATING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF IN-PERSON ABSENTEE BALLOTS CAST THAT DAY TO BE PRINTED BY THE OMR EQUIPMENT AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-507 AND 23-15-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsor
Noah Sanford
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-19 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-03 Status failed
2026-03-03 Latest Action (S) Died In Committee
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