HB1406 enacts several changes to the state's absentee voting procedures. For in-person absentee ballots cast at the registrar's office, the bill mandates that the absentee ballot application and elector certificates be printed directly on the ballot envelope. It also specifies that signature mismatches cannot be used as grounds to reject these in-person absentee ballots. Additionally, the bill allows individuals who work on-call and those incarcerated for non-disqualifying crimes to vote absentee.
The Mississippi State Senate passed HB1406 on May 3, 2024 by a vote of 33 to 17. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this just opens the door for more voter fraud. This legislation compromises the integrity of our elections, opening the door to fraudulent behavior, which drives people to lose faith in our elections. Measures such as absentee and early voting must be fully opposed.
