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MS HB 788

Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations.

In brief

MS HB 788 is a state bill in MS: “Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations.” It was introduced on Jan 16, 2026 in the House, during the 2026 session. Its status at our last check, on Oct 28, 2026: passed one chamber. The latest action we have (Mar 3, 2026) reads: “Died In Committee”. Its sponsor is James-Jones (Democratic), with 24 cosponsors. CSWH lists it under the cause Elections 2026. The facts here come from State legislature (billstatus.ls.state.ms.us) and Open States (openstates.org); the bill's own text there is the authority.

Where it stands

Status
Passed one chamber
Latest action
Mar 3, 2026: Died In Committee
Sponsors
  • James-Jones (Democratic)
  • Holloway (76th) (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Taylor (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Denton (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Burnett (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Butler-Washington (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Clark (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Crudup (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Elliott, cosponsor
  • Faulkner (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Foster (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Gibbs (72nd) (Democratic), cosponsor
24 cosponsors in all
Started in
House
Introduced
Jan 16, 2026
Session
2026
Subjects
Apportionment and Elections, Elections

Our summary: MS bill HB 788 to allow an affidavit ballot to serve as voter registration in certain situations died in committee on 2026-03-03. (written by our daily update from the source; the bill's text is the authority)

Sources

Checked by our daily update on Oct 28, 2026.

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