MS HB1249 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
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]
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]
Summary
An Act To Provide That Ranked-choice Voting May Not Be Used To Elect Or Nominate Any Candidate To Any Local, State Or Federal Elected Office In This State; To Provide That Any Election Using Ranked-choice Voting Is Invalid; To Provide The Definition Of "ranked-choice" Voting; To Provide That The Attorney General May Bring A Civil Action In An Appropriate Court For Such Declaratory Or Injunctive Relief As Is Necessary To Carry Out This Prohibition; To Provide That A Person Who Is Aggrieved By A Violation Of This Chapter May Bring A Civil Action In An Appropriate Court For Declaratory Or Injunctive Relief With Respect To The Violation; To Provide Certain Exemptions; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Ranked-choice voting; prohibit.
Sponsors
| Rep. Dan Eubanks [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-05 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Judiciary A |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1249.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1249IN.htm |
