MS HB291 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-10 - Referred To Apportionment and Elections
Pending: House Apportionment and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-193, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That County And County District Officers That Receive A Majority Of Votes Cast For The Office At The General Election Shall Be Elected; To Provide That If No Candidate Receives A Majority Number Of Votes Cast At The Election, Then The Two Candidates Who Receive The Highest Number Of Votes Cast Shall Have Their Names Placed On The Ballot For The Runoff Election To Be Held Four Weeks Later; To Amend Section 23-15-601, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-603 And 23-15-605, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 23-15-951, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

County and county district officers; require to have runoff election if no candidate receives majority after general election.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2025-01-10HouseReferred To Apportionment and Elections

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
2315193Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315601Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315603New CodeSee Bill Text
2315605New CodeSee Bill Text
2315951Amended CodeSee Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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