MS HB1241 | 2021 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Provide For Elections By Ranked-choice Voting For United States Senator, United States Representative, Statewide Elected Officials, State Senator And Representative; To Provide Definitions; To Provide The Procedures For How To Determine A Winner Using The Ranked-choice Voting Method Of Voting; To Provide The Procedures In The Case Of A Tie; To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Conduct An Evaluation Of Implementation Of Ranked-choice Voting For Elections For The Offices Of United States Senator, United States Representative, Statewide Elected Officials, State Senator And State Representative, Including, But Not Limited To, Identification Of Statutory Conflicts; To Provide That The Evaluation Must Include An Estimate Of The Costs Associated With The Implementation Of Ranked-choice Voting; To Provide That No Later Than Thirty Days After The Effective Date Of This Act, The Secretary Of State Shall Submit A Report To The House Of Representatives Apportionment And Elections Committee And The Senate Elections Committee, Including Recommended Legislation, For The Administration Of Ranked-choice Voting For Certain Elections; To Require The House Of Representatives Apportionment And Elections Committee And The Senate Elections Committee To Submit Legislation Based On The Secretary Of State's Report To The 2023 Regular Session Of The Mississippi Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Instant-runoff voting; authorize for certain elections.

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History

DateChamberAction
2021-02-02HouseDied In Committee
2021-01-18HouseReferred To Apportionment and Elections;Constitution

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