Mississippi 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 2116 — Electioneering; prohibit for all persons in any public area within a set distance of polling place.

Last action — Died On Calendar

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of SB 2116, a requirement was added to ensure that the one-hundred-fifty-foot boundary for campaigning near polling places must be clearly marked. This change is important because it aims to enhance clarity and compliance with the rules regarding campaigning, which can help reduce confusion and ensure a fair electoral process.

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SB2116 (As Introduced) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
SB2116 (As Passed the Senate) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Senator(s) Blackwell, Jordan Senate Bill 2116 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-895, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE PROHIBITION ON ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES TO ALL PERSONS WITHIN THE POLLING PLACE AND IN ANY PUBLIC AREA THAT IS WITHIN A SET DISTANCE OF THE POLLING PLACE;
Senator(s) Blackwell, Jordan Senate Bill 2116 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-895, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE PROHIBITION ON ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES TO ALL PERSONS WITHIN THE POLLING PLACE AND IN ANY PUBLIC AREA THAT IS WITHIN A SET DISTANCE OF THE POLLING PLACE;
     (3) * * *No candidate for an elective office, or any representative of such candidate, and no proponent or opponent of any constitutional amendment, local issue or other measure printed on the ballot may post or distribute cards, posters or other campaign literature within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any entrance of the building wherein any election is being held.  No candidate or a representative named by him or her in writing may appear at any polling place while armed or uniformed, or display any badge or credentials except as may be issued by the manager of the polling place.  As used in this section, the term "local issue" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 23‑15‑375.  This section shall be enforced by election officials and law enforcement officials.
     (3)  The one-hundred-fifty-foot boundary must be clearly marked.
     (4) * * *No candidate for an elective office, or any representative of such candidate, and no proponent or opponent of any constitutional amendment, local issue or other measure printed on the ballot may post or distribute cards, posters or other campaign literature within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any entrance of the building wherein any election is being held.  No candidate or a representative named by him or her in writing may appear at any polling place while armed or uniformed, or display any badge or credentials except as may be issued by the manager of the polling place.  As used in this section, the term "local issue" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 23‑15‑375.  This section shall be enforced by election officials and law enforcement officials.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Died On Calendar

  2. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  3. Referred To Apportionment and Elections

  4. Transmitted To House

  5. Passed As Amended

  6. Amended

  7. Title Suff Do Pass

  8. Referred To Elections

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Jordan

Not signed on (173)

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Votes

Passage as Amended

Passed 51 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20100
Republican 25000
Democrat 6000
Total 51100
% of votes cast 98%2%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Branning — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Doty — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons S. (13th) — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Thompson — Nay
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2116?
SB 2116 is sponsored by Kevin Blackwell (Republican) and Jordan.
What is the current status of SB 2116?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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