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House advances package of election‑administration bills — standardizing forms, deadlines, nonpartisan commissioners and absentee procedures
Summary
The Mississippi House approved a package of election‑administration bills aimed at standardizing candidate forms, clarifying absentee‑ballot notice procedures, aligning qualifying deadlines and changing the administration or timing of some primaries.
The Mississippi House considered and passed a set of election‑administration bills on Tuesday that collectively change rules for candidate qualification forms, qualifying deadlines, primary administration, absentee ballot notice procedures and the structure of certain election‑administration offices.
Key measures the House passed included:
- A bill directing the Secretary of State to produce a standard candidate qualifying form for local and statewide offices (House Bill 726). Sponsor explanation: move was to ensure uniformity because some municipal forms lacked statutorily required information. Final vote: 111‑0.
- A bill to require registrars to transmit notice to voters whose absentee…
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