HB 1306 — Elections; revise certain provisions about names of candidates appearing on the ballot, judicial candidate's annual report and fraudulent absentee voter applications.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2023. Enacted.
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Bill Text
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292 added · 290 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to Bill HB 1306 clarifies that candidates cannot appear on the ballot if they haven't filed all required reports in the last five years by a specific deadline. It also makes it so that judicial candidates don't have to submit an annual report during an election year, but must do so in other years. Additionally, a new penalty is introduced for anyone who fraudulently requests an absentee ballot application. These changes are important for ensuring accountability in the election process and preventing fraud.
1306 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DUTIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS TO REMOVE THE DUTY OF THE BOARD TO REMOVE THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FROM THE BALLOT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CAMPAIGN FINANCE FILING REQUIREMENTS;
TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-811, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IF, BY THE QUALIFYINGTIME DEADLINETHE CANDIDATE IS APPROVED TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT FOR THE OFFICE SOUGHT, HE OR SHE HAS FAILED TO FILE ALL REPORTS REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS;
1306 *HR26/R1645**HR26/R1645SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 23/HR26/R164523/HR26/R1645SG PAGE 1 (ENK\KW) (c) The Attorney General.
1306 *HR26/R1645**HR26/R1645SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/R164523/HR26/R1645SG PAGE 2(ENK\KW) Election commissioners and chairpersons of each political party executive committee, or their designee, shall be required to attend.
1306 *HR26/R1645**HR26/R1645SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/R164523/HR26/R1645SG PAGE 3(ENK\KW) members of the county election commission for attending training on these days a per diem in the amount provided in Section 23-15-153.
(d) No person shall be qualified to appear on the ballot if, by the qualifyingtime deadlinethe forcandidate theis officeapproved sought,to heappear oron shethe hasballot for H.
1306 *HR26/R1645**HR26/R1645SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/R164523/HR26/R1645SG PAGE 4(ENK\KW) the office sought, he or she has failed to file all reports required to be filed within the last five (5) years.
1306 *HR26/R1645**HR26/R1645SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/R164523/HR26/R1645SG PAGE 5(ENK\KW) election of one or more candidates or balloted measures at such election, shall file the following reports:
1306 *HR26/R1645**HR26/R1645SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/R164523/HR26/R1645SG PAGE 6(ENK\KW) December 31.
1306 *HR26/R1645**HR26/R1645SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/R164523/HR26/R1645SG PAGE 7(ENK\KW) year have an aggregate value or amount in excess of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) together with the date and amount of the expenditure;
1306 *HR26/R1645**HR26/R1645SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/R164523/HR26/R1645SG PAGE 8(ENK\KW) amount of funds passing to each person, business entity or organization receiving funds from the expenditure.
1306 *HR26/R1645**HR26/R1645SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/R164523/HR26/R1645SG PAGE 9(ENK\KW) 2.
1306 *HR26/R1645**HR26/R1645SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/R164523/HR26/R1645SG PAGE 10(ENK\KW) assists, encourages, helps, or causes any person voting an absentee ballot to violate any provision of law pertaining to absentee voting, or any person who sells his vote for money, favor, or reward, has been paid or promised money, a reward, a favor or favors, or any other item of value, or any person who fraudulently requests or submits an absentee ballot application for any voter, or any person who shall willfully swear falsely to any affidavit provided for in Sections 23-15-621 through 23-15-735, shall be guilty of the crime of "vote fraud" and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for no more than one (1) year, or by both fine and imprisonment, or by being sentenced to the State Penitentiary for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years.
1306 *HR26/R1645**HR26/R1645SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/R164523/HR26/R1645SG PAGE 11(ENK\KW) SECTION 5.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after JulyJanuary 1, 2023.2024.
1306 *HR26/R1645**HR26/R1645SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/R164523/HR26/R1645SG ST:
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Amendments
3 amendments- Amendment Report for House Bill No. 1306 Show changes
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote) Adopted Show changes
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Action History
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Approved by Governor
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Enrolled Bill Signed
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Enrolled Bill Signed
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Motion to Reconsider Tabled
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Motion to Reconsider Entered (Clark, Wallace, Eubanks)
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Concurred in Amend From Senate
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Returned For Concurrence
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Passed As Amended
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Amended
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Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
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Referred To Elections
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Transmitted To Senate
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Passed
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Read the Third Time
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Title Suff Do Pass
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Referred To Apportionment and Elections
Sponsors
- Dan Eubanks · Primary
- Williamson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on · 26 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Dan Eubanks Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Williamson
Not signed on (173)
173 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 173 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 73 | 38 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 31% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (121)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bailey (23rd) | — | Yea |
| Bain | — | Yea |
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Bomgar | — | Yea |
| Boyd (19th) | — | Yea |
| Boyd (37th) | — | Yea |
| Busby | — | Yea |
| Criswell | — | Yea |
| Darnell | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Hopkins | — | Yea |
| Lancaster | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Weathersby | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Nay |
| Blackmon | — | Nay |
| Clarke | — | Nay |
| Gibbs | — | Nay |
| Jackson | — | Nay |
| Johnson | — | Nay |
| Paden | — | Nay |
| Reynolds | — | Nay |
| Stamps | — | Nay |
| Straughter | — | Nay |
| Thompson | — | Nay |
| Young | — | Nay |
| Huddleston | — | Not Voting |
| Miles | — | Not Voting |
| Robinson | — | Not Voting |
| Walker | — | Not Voting |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Nay |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Nay |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Bryant W. Clark | Democrat | Nay |
| Carl Mickens | Democrat | Nay |
| Cedric Burnett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cheikh Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| Christopher M. Bell | Democrat | Nay |
| Daryl Porter | Democrat | Nay |
| Earle S. Banks | Democrat | Nay |
| Gregory Holloway, Sr. | Democrat | Nay |
| Hester Jackson McCray | Democrat | Nay |
| Jeffery Harness | Democrat | Nay |
| Jeffrey Hulum III | Democrat | Nay |
| Jeramey Anderson | Democrat | Nay |
| John G. Faulkner | Democrat | Nay |
| John W. Hines, Sr. | Democrat | Nay |
| Kabir Karriem | Democrat | Nay |
| Omeria Scott | Democrat | Nay |
| Oscar Denton | Democrat | Nay |
| Otis Anthony | Democrat | Nay |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Nay |
| Robert L. Sanders | Democrat | Nay |
| Ronnie C. Crudup | Democrat | Nay |
| Solomon C. Osborne | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie Foster | Democrat | Nay |
| Tracey T. Rosebud | Democrat | Nay |
| Zakiya Summers | Democrat | Nay |
| Angela Cockerham | Independent | Yea |
| Shanda Yates | Independent | Not Voting |
| Becky Currie | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Kinkade | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Pigott | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Adam Calvert | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Powell | Republican | Yea |
| C. Scott Bounds | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Crawford | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Eure | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Deweese | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Eubanks | Republican | Yea |
| Dana McLean | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Bell | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Scoggin | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Shanks | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Haney | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Zuber III | Republican | Yea |
| Jansen Owen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jason White | Republican | Yea |
| Jay McKnight | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Hale | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey S. Guice | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry R. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Jill Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Jody Steverson | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Hood | Republican | Yea |
| John Read | Republican | Yea |
| John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Tubb | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Oliver | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Morgan | Republican | Yea |
| Kent McCarty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kevin Felsher | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Horan | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Byrd | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Yancey | Republican | Yea |
| Lester Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Manly Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Tullos | Republican | Yea |
| Missy McGee | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Sanford | Republican | Not Voting |
| Price Wallace | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Rushing | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Roberson | Republican | Yea |
| Sam C. Mims, V | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Creekmore IV | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Aguirre | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen A. Horne | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Massengill | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Vince Mangold | Republican | Yea |
| William Tracy Arnold | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (52)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Branning | — | Yea |
| Butler A. (36th) | — | Yea |
| Butler K. (38th) | — | Yea |
| Caughman | — | Yea |
| Horhn | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| McDaniel | — | Yea |
| Moran | — | Yea |
| Parker | — | Yea |
| Polk | — | Yea |
| Sojourner | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Turner-Ford | — | Yea |
| David Blount | Democrat | Yea |
| Derrick T. Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Hillman Terome Frazier | Democrat | Yea |
| Hob Bryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Rod Hickman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarita Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Sollie B. Norwood | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Burks Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Bart Williams | 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 |
| 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 | Yea |
| Michael McLendon | Republican | Yea |
| Neil S. Whaley | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Rita Potts Parks | Republican | Yea |
| Scott DeLano | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler McCaughn | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 101 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 84% | 12% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Bain | — | Yea |
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Bomgar | — | Yea |
| Boyd (19th) | — | Yea |
| Boyd (37th) | — | Yea |
| Busby | — | Yea |
| Clarke | — | Yea |
| Criswell | — | Yea |
| Darnell | — | Yea |
| Gibbs | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Hopkins | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Lancaster | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Miles | — | Yea |
| Paden | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Straughter | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Weathersby | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Nay |
| Johnson | — | Nay |
| Reynolds | — | Nay |
| Thompson | — | Nay |
| Huddleston | — | Not Voting |
| Young | — | Not Voting |
| Stamps | — | Not Voting |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Nay |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Nay |
| Bryant W. Clark | Democrat | Nay |
| Carl Mickens | Democrat | Yea |
| Cedric Burnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Cheikh Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher M. Bell | Democrat | Yea |
| Daryl Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| Earle S. Banks | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Holloway, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Hester Jackson McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeffery Harness | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeffrey Hulum III | Democrat | Nay |
| Jeramey Anderson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| John G. Faulkner | Democrat | Nay |
| John W. Hines, Sr. | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kabir Karriem | Democrat | Nay |
| Omeria Scott | Democrat | Nay |
| Oscar Denton | Democrat | Yea |
| Otis Anthony | Democrat | Yea |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert L. Sanders | Democrat | Yea |
| Ronnie C. Crudup | Democrat | Nay |
| Solomon C. Osborne | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie Foster | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracey T. Rosebud | Democrat | Yea |
| Zakiya Summers | Democrat | Nay |
| Angela Cockerham | Independent | Yea |
| Shanda Yates | Independent | Yea |
| Becky Currie | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Kinkade | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Pigott | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Adam Calvert | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Powell | Republican | Yea |
| C. Scott Bounds | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Crawford | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Eure | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Deweese | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Eubanks | Republican | Yea |
| Dana McLean | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Bell | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Scoggin | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Shanks | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Haney | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Zuber III | Republican | Yea |
| Jansen Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Jason White | Republican | Yea |
| Jay McKnight | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Hale | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey S. Guice | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry R. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Jill Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Jody Steverson | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Hood | Republican | Yea |
| John Read | Republican | Yea |
| John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Tubb | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Oliver | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Morgan | Republican | Yea |
| Kent McCarty | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Felsher | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Horan | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Byrd | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Yancey | Republican | Yea |
| Lester Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Manly Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Tullos | Republican | Yea |
| Missy McGee | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Sanford | Republican | Yea |
| Price Wallace | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Rushing | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Roberson | Republican | Yea |
| Sam C. Mims, V | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Creekmore IV | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Aguirre | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen A. Horne | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Massengill | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Vince Mangold | Republican | Yea |
| William Tracy Arnold | Republican | Yea |
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- HB 1306 is sponsored by Dan Eubanks (Republican) and Williamson.
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2023. Enacted.
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