Absentee ballots; authorize executive committees to process for primary elections.
HB 320 amends Mississippi election law to change which body reviews rejected absentee ballots during primary elections. Specifically, it directs county or municipal executive committees (instead of the standard "resolution board") to handle the review of damaged, defective, blank, or overvoted absentee ballots in primary elections. This change applies only to primary elections, while general and special elections will continue using the resolution board for this process. The bill does not alter how ballots are processed or counted, only specifies which local election body manages the review of disputed ballots in primaries. This is a procedural change affecting election officials in primary elections.
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Introduction
Jan 2025
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Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Jan 10, 2025
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Referred To Apportionment and Elections
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Omeria Scott
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