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Senate narrows and finalizes in‑person excused voting rules, removes five‑day mailed‑ballot window
Summary
The Mississippi Senate adopted a conference report altering in‑person excused voting procedures: it shortens the early in‑person period, allows one alternate registrar location with state approval, requires in‑person excused ballots to be final and counted on election night and ends the five‑day post‑election receipt window for mailed ballots.
The Mississippi Senate adopted a conference report that revises the state’s in‑person excused voting procedures, reduces the allowable early in‑person window, clarifies where registrars may conduct those votes, and eliminates the five‑day post‑election receipt rule for mailed ballots.
Senator England, who led the Elections Committee and explained the conference changes, said the bill no longer titles itself “in‑person early voting” but instead governs “in‑person excused voting.” The conference…
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