Mississippi HB1097 requires sheriffs and police chiefs to have absentee ballot applications available for certain inmates.
Mississippi HB1097 amends the state's absentee voting law to require county sheriffs and municipal police chiefs to have applications for absentee ballots readily available for inmates who have not been convicted of a disenfranchising crime. The bill specifies that these applications should be accessible within prisons or jails. It also details the process for obtaining an absentee ballot, including who can request an application and the conditions under which an absentee ballot can be cast.
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