MS HB725 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-15 - Referred To Apportionment and Elections
Pending: House Apportionment and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-15 - Referred To Apportionment and Elections
Pending: House Apportionment and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-299, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Executive Committee Must Render A Decision On Whether The Name Of A Candidate Shall Appear On A Ballot Within A Certain Time; To Provide That A Candidate Aggrieved By The Decision Of An Executive Committee To Not Place His Or Her Name On The Ballot May File A Petition For Judicial Review To The Circuit Court Of The County In Which The Election Officials Whose Decision Is Being Reviewed Sits; To Provide The Process For The Judicial Review; To Provide That Such Judicial Review Shall Be Sole And Only Manner In Which A Candidate May Appeal The Appropriate Executive Committee's Decision To Not Place The Candidate's Name On The Ballot; To Amend Section 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Election Commission Must Render A Decision On Whether The Name Of A Candidate Shall Appear On A Ballot Within A Certain Time; To Provide That A Candidate Aggrieved By The Decision Of An Election Commission To Not Place His Or Her Name On The Ballot May File A Petition For Judicial Review To The Circuit Court Of The County In Which The Election Officials Whose Decision Is Being Reviewed Sits; To Provide The Process For The Judicial Review; To Provide That Such Judicial Review Shall Be Sole And Only Manner In Which A Candidate May Appeal The Appropriate Executive Committee's Decision To Not Place The Candidate's Name On The Ballot; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-961 And 23-15-963, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Elections; create a procedure for a candidate to challenge his or her disqualification.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-15 | House | Referred To Apportionment and Elections |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 15 | 299 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 359 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 961 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 963 | New Code | See Bill Text |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0725.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0725IN.htm |
