Mississippi House Bill 38

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-06 - Transmitted To Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-367, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Appearance Of Names On General Election Ballots So That Nominees Of The Political Parties Whose Nominees For President Received At Least Ten Percent Of The Votes Cast In The Previous Presidential Election Shall Be Listed First Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name, And Then Nominees Of Any Other Political Parties Shall Be Listed Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name Qualified To Conduct Primary Elections, Shall Be Listed Next Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name, Followed By Any Other Candidates Listed Alphabetically By Last Name; To Amend Section 23-15-361, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Appearance Of Names On Municipal General Election Ballots So That Nominees Of The Republican And Democrat Political Parties Shall Be Listed First Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name, And Then Nominees Of Any Other Political Parties, Qualified To Conduct Primary Elections, Shall Be Listed Next Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name, Followed By Any Other Candidates Listed Alphabetically By Last Name; To Amend Sections 23-15-511 And 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

General election ballot; revise the order of names printed on.

Rep. Becky Currie [R]

2025-02-05 - House - House Passed (Y: 93 N: 16 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-06	House	Transmitted To Senate
2025-02-05	House	Passed
2025-02-05	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2025-01-23	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2025-01-10	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	359	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	361	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	367	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	511	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0038.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0038IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0038CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0038PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/votes/house/0300004.pdf