Mississippi House Concurrent Resolution 7 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890 By Creating A New Section To Abolish Partisan Primaries And Repealing Sections 140, 141, 143 And 247; To Provide The Time For Holding Preferential And General Elections; To Provide That When Only One Person Has Qualified As A Candidate For An Office, Such Person's Name Shall Be Placed On The General Election Ballot; To Provide That The Name Of The Candidate Who Receives A Majority Of The Votes Cast For Such Office In The Preferential Elections, And Name Only, Shall Be Placed On The General Election Ballot; To Provide That When No Candidate Receives A Majority Of The Votes Cast In The Preferential Election For An Office, The Names Of The Two Candidates Who Receive The Highest Number Of Votes In The Preferential Election Shall Be Placed On The General Election Ballot As Candidates For Such Office; To Require The Legislature To Enact General Laws For Carrying Out The Provisions Of This Constitutional Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Constitution; amend to require preferential elections with no party affiliation.

Rep. Thomas Reynolds [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-03	House	Referred To Constitution;Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HC/HC0007.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HC/HC0007IN.htm