Mississippi House Bill 674 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-299, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Order To Qualify To Run For Office, A Candidate Must Submit, Along With The Qualification Fees, A Notarized Written Statement And A Copy Of The Candidate's Valid, Unexpired, Mississippi Identification Card, Voter Registration, Homestead Exemption, If Any, And A Current Utility Bill; To Require The Secretary Of State To Assess A Five Hundred Dollar Fine To Any State Executive Committee That Fails To Transmit Any Written Statements And Other Required Documents And Accompanying Fees To The Secretary Of State By 6:00 P.m. On The Date Of The Qualifying Deadline; To Provide That The Fine Shall Be For Each Written Statement That Is Submitted After 6:00 P.m. On The Date Of The Qualifying Deadline; To Require The Secretary Of State To Deposit Any Fines Received From Any State Executive Committee Into The Elections Support Fund; To Provide A Thirty Day Timeline For An Executive Committee Or The Secretary Of State, Whichever Is Applicable, To Determine Whether A Candidate Meets The Qualifications To Hold The Office He Or She Seeks; To Provide That Once An Executive Committee Has Determined Whether A Candidate Is Qualified To Hold The Office He Or She Seeks, The Secretary Of The Executive Committee Shall Transmit A List Of All Of Those Candidates And How The Executive Committee Ruled On Their Qualifications To The Secretary Of State For Review; To Provide The Secretary Of State Thirty Days To Determine If The Candidates Were Properly Qualified Or Disqualified; To Provide That If The Secretary Of State Disagrees With A Decision Made By An Executive Committee, The Secretary Of State Shall Notify The Executive Committee And Candidate And Give The Executive Committee And Candidate Ten Days To Appeal That Determination; To Provide The Secretary Of State Ten Days To Consider The Appeal Of The Executive Committee Or Candidate; To Provide That If The Secretary Of State Upholds His Determination, The Candidate May Appeal That Determination; To Amend Section 23-15-961, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-963 And 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Candidate qualification; revise process for.

Rep. Kevin Felsher [R]

Rep. Shanda Yates [I]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-01-26	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	299	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	359	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	961	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	963	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0674.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0674IN.htm