Mississippi House Bill 487 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create A New Section 23-15-919, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Three-judge Panel To Review Election Contests; To Amend Sections 23-15-921 And 23-15-923, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time Period Allowed To File Election Contests; To Create Procedures For Parties Aggrieved By The Action Or Inaction Of An Executive Committee; To Amend Section 23-15-931, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Election Court To Hear Elections Contests; To Amend Sections 23-15-933, 23-15-937, 23-15-939, 23-15-951 And 23-15-913, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-935, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes A Judge To Compel The Attendance Of The Election Commissioners; To Create A New Section 23-15-920, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Aggrieved Party Of The Election Court To File An Appeal With The Mississippi Supreme Court; To Repeal Sections 23-15-927, 23-15-929 And 23-15-953, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide The Procedure For Filing And Hearing An Election Contest; And For Related Purposes.

Election courts; create with three-judge panel.

Rep. Bobby Moak [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-10		Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0487.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0487IN.htm