Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1240: In-person absentee voting; require daily printout of total number of votes cast in circuit clerk's office by OMR equipment.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2026
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT CLERK TO CAUSE A DAILY REPORT TABULATING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF IN-PERSON ABSENTEE BALLOTS CAST THAT DAY TO BE PRINTED BY THE OMR EQUIPMENT AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-507 AND 23-15-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to direct the secretary of state to require the office of the circuit clerk to cause a daily report tabulating the total number of in-person absentee ballots cast that day to be printed by the omr equipment at the close of business and made available to the public; to bring forward sections 23-15-507 and 23-15-519, mississippi code of 1972, for purposes of possible amendment; and for related purposes.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT CLERK TO CAUSE A DAILY REPORT TABULATING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF IN-PERSON ABSENTEE BALLOTS CAST THAT DAY TO BE PRINTED BY THE OMR EQUIPMENT AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-507 AND 23-15-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) The Secretary of State shall require, at the close of business on each day during the period that in-person absentee voting is conducted, the Office of the Circuit Clerk to cause a daily report to be generated and printed by the OMR equipment tabulating the total number of absentee ballots that were cast in person that day. (2) The circuit clerk shall make the daily report required under subsection (1) of this section available to the public upon request. SECTION 2. Section 23-15-507, Mississippi Code of 1972, is brought forward as follows: *HR43/R1776* H. B. No. 1240 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R1776 PAGE 1 (RKM\KP) 23-15-507. No OMR equipment shall be acquired or used in accordance with this chapter unless it shall: (a) Permit eligible voters to vote at any election for all persons for whom …
Sponsors
- Sanford, Noah (R, 90) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Elections
- : Transmitted To Senate
- : Passed
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To Apportionment and Elections
Votes
- Passed (February 4, 2026): 122 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: In-person absentee voting
Common questions
- What is HB1240?
- HB1240 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): In-person absentee voting; require daily printout of total number of votes cast in circuit clerk's office by OMR equipment.
- What does HB1240 do?
- In its own words: An act to direct the secretary of state to require the office of the circuit clerk to cause a daily report tabulating the total number of in-person absentee ballots cast that day to be printed by the omr equipment at the close of business and made available to the public; to bring forward sections 23-15-507 and 23-15-519, mississippi code of 1972, for purposes of possible amendment; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1240?
- Failed as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1240?
- Sanford, Noah (R, 90).
- Where is the official record for HB1240?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1240.xml
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