Mississippi House Bill 573 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
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 The "nonpartisan County Elections Act"; To Provide That A County Office Shall Be Nonpartisan; To Provide Definitions For Such Act; To Provide When A Candidate Shall File Their Intent And The Amount Of Fees Applicable For Such Office; 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 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 Section; To Amend Sections 23-15-291, 23-15-153, 23-15-367, 23-15-411, 23-15-713, 23-15-801, 23-15-213 And 37-5-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-673, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Definition Of An Absentee Voter, For Purpose Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-911, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Procedure For Canvassing Ballot Boxes; And For Related Purposes.

Nonpartisan county elections; authorize for all county offices.

Rep. Becky Currie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-11		Referred To County Affairs;Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0573.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0573IN.htm