Mississippi House Bill 409 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "nonpartisan County Elections Act"; To Provide That A County Office Shall Be Nonpartisan; To Provide Definitions For Such Act; To Provide When A Person Shall File Their Intent To Be A Candidate; To Provide The Amount Of Filing Fees Applicable For County Offices; To Provide How The Names Of The Candidates Shall Be Grouped On A Ballot; To Provide The Procedure When Two Or More Candidates Qualify For One County Office; To Amend Section 23-15-297, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove County Offices From Fee Requirements For Party Nomination; To Amend Section 23-15-299, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-291, 23-15-153, 23-15-367, 23-15-411, 23-15-713 And 23-15-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Act; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-673, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Definition For An Absentee Voter, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-911, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Procedure For Canvassing Ballot Boxes, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Nonpartisan County Elections Act; create.

Rep. Mark DuVall [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-07		Referred To County Affairs;Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0409.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0409IN.htm