Mississippi House Bill 1009 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That Candidates For County Election Commissioner Must File A Petition Personally Signed By Not Less Than Fifty Qualified Electors In Order To Qualify For Office; To Provide That Candidates For County Election Commissioner Shall Qualify By Filing With The Clerk Of The Board Of Supervisors Of Their Respective Counties A Written Statement Containing The Name And Address Of The Candidate And The Email Address Of The Candidate; And For Related Purposes.

Election commissioners; remove petition requirement to qualify to run for office.

Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-07	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	213	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1009.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1009IN.htm