MS HB455 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act Entitled The "mississippi Recall Act Of 2013" To Provide A Procedure For The Recall Of State And Local Elected Officials; To Provide Definitions; To Prescribe Those Officers Subject To Recall; To Prescribe The Number Of Electors Needed To Demand A Recall; To Prescribe Grounds For Recall; To Provide For The Application For And Time Of Filing A Recall Petition By Sponsors; To Provide For The Review Of The Grounds Stated In The Application; To Provide A Form For The Recall Petition; To Prescribe Those Electors Eligible To Sign A Recall Petition And A Procedure For The Verification Of Signatures; To Prohibit Certain Persons From Circulating A Petition Or Application; To Provide For The Determination Of Legal Sufficiency Of A Petition By The Circuit Court; To Provide For The Manner Of Conducting A Recall Election; To Provide For The Filing Of Subsequent Recall Petitions Following A Recall Election Or Denial Of Recall Petition; To Authorize The State Board Of Election Commissioners To Promulgate Regulations To Implement This Act; To Authorize An Application To The Circuit Court To Compel Compliance With Recall Procedures; To Prohibit Giving Or Receiving Money To Sign Petitions Or Affidavits For Recall And Other Recall Infraction, And To Provide Criminal Penalties; To Repeal Sections 25-5-3 Through 25-5-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide A Recall Procedure For Local Officials Pursuant To Petition And Election; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Mississippi Recall Act of 2013; create.

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-02-05HouseDied In Committee
2013-01-21HouseReferred To Apportionment and Elections

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