Mississippi House Bill 245 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-193, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Day Of Election For Elected State, District And County Officials To The First Saturday After The First Monday In November; To Amend Section 9-9-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Day Of Election For County Judges To The First Saturday After The First Monday In November; To Amend Section 19-31-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Day Of Election For Members Of The Board Of Directors For A Public Improvement District To The First Saturday After The First Monday In November; To Amend Section 21-8-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Day Of Election For Mayors And Council Members For A Municipality Operating Under A Mayor-council Form Of Government To The First Saturday After The First Monday In November; To Amend Section 23-15-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Day Of Municipal Primaries To The First Saturday In May; To Amend Section 23-15-173, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Day Of A General Municipal Election To The First Saturday After The First Monday In June; To Amend Section 23-15-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Day Of The First Primaries To The First Saturday After The First Monday In August; To Amend Sections 23-15-637 And 23-15-715, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Time For Casting An Absentee Ballot To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 23-15-833, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Day Of The Regular Special Election To The First Saturday After The First Monday In November Of Each Year; To Amend Section 23-15-1031, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Day Of The First Primary Election For Congressmen To The First Saturday In June Of The Years In Which Congressmen Are Elected; To Amend Section 37-5-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Day Of Election For County Boards Of Education To The First Saturday After The First Monday In May; To Amend Section 37-7-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Day Of Election For School Board Trustees To The First Saturday After The First Monday In May; To Amend Sections 37-7-215, 37-7-223 And 37-7-227, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Day Of Election For School Board Trustees To The First Saturday After The First Monday In November; To Amend Section 65-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Day Of Election For Members Of The State Highway Commission To The First Saturday After The First Monday In May; To Bring Forward Section 9-4-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

General election; change day to Saturday for state, county, municipal and certain school board officers.

Rep. Tom Miles [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-13		Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0245.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0245IN.htm