Mississippi House Bill 859: In-person absentee voting; require use of OMR equipment and establish security measures and procedure to challenge.

Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Absentee Ballots Cast In Person At The Office Of The Registrar To Be Cast Using The Optical Mark Reading (omr) Equipment; To Require The Omr Equipment To Be Sealed At Night; To Require The Use Of Paper Ballots If The Omr Equipment Becomes Inoperable; To Amend Section 23-15-659, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise How The Absentee Ballot Applications And Elector's Certificates Are Printed For All Absentee Ballots That Are Cast In Person At The Office Of The Registrar; To Prescribe The Form For The Elector's Certificate For An In-person Absentee Ballot Application; To Amend Sections 23-15-639 And 23-15-645, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 23-15-627, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Form Of The Absentee Ballot Application; To Amend Section 23-15-633, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 23-15-625, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Registrar To Conspicuously Post A List Of Those Persons Voting In-person At The End Of Voting Each Day; To Amend Section 23-15-715, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To…

Latest action

Approved by Governor (2026-03-19)

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