Mississippi 2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 2606 — Voter registration; provide for certain procedures upon application.

Last action — Died 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 2022 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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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

12 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of SB 2606 has been amended to include new provisions related to voter registration procedures upon application. Importantly, it removes a specific date, July 1, 2022, which previously set a deadline for certain actions. This change is significant because it allows for flexibility and ensures that the voter registration processes can be updated or implemented without being constrained by that past date. By allowing for updates to registration processes, the bill aims to improve access to voting.

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Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency SENATE BILL NO.
2606 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE REGISTRAR UPON RECEIVING A COMPLETED VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION TO ENTER AN APPLICANT INTO THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;
2606 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE REGISTRAR UPON RECEIVING A COMPLETED VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION TO ENTER AN APPLICANT INTO THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;
2606 *SS26/R738CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 22/SS26/R738CS.1 PAGE 1 citizen of the United States, the Statewide Elections Management System shall notify the registrar, or his or her designee, that the applicant may not be a citizen of the United States.
2606 *SS08/R738PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 22/SS08/R738PS PAGE 1 citizen of the United States, the Statewide Elections Management System shall notify the registrar, or his or her designee, that the applicant may not be a citizen of the United States.
2606 *SS26/R738CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R738CS.1 PAGE 2 (a) The applicant's birth certificate or a legible photocopy of the birth certificate;
2606 *SS08/R738PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS08/R738PS PAGE 2 (a) The applicant's birth certificate or a legible photocopy of the birth certificate;
or (d) Any document or method of proof of citizenship established by the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Public Law 99 603, compiled in 8 USC Section 1101 et seq.
or (d) Any document or method of proof of citizenship established by the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Public Law 99-603, compiled in 8 USC Section 1101 et seq.
2606 *SS26/R738CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R738CS.1 PAGE 3 (a) A voter in pending status may cast an affidavit ballot.
2606 *SS08/R738PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS08/R738PS PAGE 3 (a) A voter in pending status may cast an affidavit ballot.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
2606 *SS26/R738CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R738CS.1 PAGE 4 procedures upon application.ide for certain
2606 *SS08/R738PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS08/R738PS ST:
Voter registration;
provide for certain PAGE 4 procedures upon application.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Apportionment and Elections

  3. Transmitted To House

  4. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  5. Motion to Reconsider Entered

  6. Passed As Amended

  7. Amended

  8. Committee Substitute Adopted

  9. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  10. DR - TSDPCS: EL To AC

  11. Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage as Amended

Passed 32 Yea · 13 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 22003
Unaffiliated 10600
Democrat 0702
Total 321305
% of votes cast 64%26%0%10%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Boyd — Yea
Branning — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Johnson — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Barnett — Nay
Blackmon — Nay
Butler A. (36th) — Nay
Butler K. (38th) — Nay
Jordan — Nay
Turner-Ford — Nay
David Blount Democrat Nay
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Nay
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Nay
Hob Bryan Democrat Not Voting
Joseph Thomas Democrat Nay
Reginald Jackson Democrat Nay
Rod Hickman Democrat Not Voting
Sarita Simmons Democrat Nay
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Nay
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Not Voting
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Not Voting
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett 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 Not Voting
Michael McLendon 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 2606?
SB 2606 is sponsored by Jeff Tate (Republican) and Jeremy England (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2606?
This bill died with 2022 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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