Elections; penalty for individuals who assist electors with ballot, but willfully fail to turn in ballot.

Mississippi's SB 2649 proposed a criminal penalty for individuals who assist voters in casting ballots but intentionally fail to submit the ballot with the intent it not be counted. The bill specifically targeted people handling mailed ballots (like election workers or volunteers) who deliberately withhold the ballot from being processed. If passed, this would have made such actions a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail or a $1,000 fine. The bill died in committee on March 4, 2025, and did not become law.