Mississippi Senate Bill 2181 (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 Amend Sections 23-15-367, 23-15-511 And 23-15-833, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Provisions Regarding The Placement Of Titles Of Offices On The Ballot Shall Apply In Special Elections To Fill Vacancies In Office That Occur On The Same Day As The General Election; To Provide That In Such Cases The General Election Candidates And Special Election Candidates Shall Be Clearly Distinguished From Special Election Candidates Under The Title Of The Office For Which They Are Candidates; To Amend Section 23-15-853, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Vacancies In The Office Of United States Senator Shall Be Filled In The Same Manner As Vacancies In The Office Of Representative In Congress; To Repeal Section 23-15-855, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Manner In Which Vacancies In The Office Of United States Senator Are Filled; And For Related Purposes.

Ballots; clarify placement of special election candidate; require special election for certain period of time after vacancy.

Sen. Bob Dearing [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-05		Referred To Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/SB/SB2181.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2181IN.htm