MS SB2518 | 2019 | Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill 2518 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act Entitled The "mississippi Recall Act Of 2019" To Provide A Procedure For The Recall Of State And Local Elected Officials; To Provide Definitions; To Prescribe Those Officials Subject To Recall; To Prescribe The Number Of Electors Needed To Demand A Recall; To Prescribe Grounds For Recall; To Provide For The Application For And Time Of Filing A Recall Petition By Sponsors; To Provide For The Review Of The Grounds Stated In The Application; To Provide A Form For The Recall Petition; To Prescribe Those Electors Eligible To Sign A Recall Petition And A Procedure For The Verification Of Signatures; To Prohibit Certain Persons From Circulating A Petition Or Application; To Provide For The Determination Of Legal Sufficiency Of A Petition By The Circuit Court; To Provide For The Manner Of Conducting A Recall Election; To Provide For The Filing Of Subsequent Recall Petitions Following A Recall Election Or Denial Of Recall Petition; To Authorize The State Board Of Election Commissioners To Promulgate Regulations To Implement This Act; To Authorize An Application To The Circuit Court To Compel Compliance With Recall Procedures; To Prohibit Giving Or Receiving Money To Sign Petitions Or Affidavits For Recall And Other Recall Infractions, And To Provide Criminal Penalties Therefor; To Repeal Sections 25-5-3 Through 25-5-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide A Recall Procedure For Local Officials Pursuant To Petition And Election; And For Related Purposes.

Title

"Mississippi Recall Act of 2019"; enact.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2019-01-21	Senate	Referred To Elections;Rules

Mississippi State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2518.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2518IN.htm