Mississippi House Bill 1386

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
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 23-15-361, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If Only One Person Has Duly Qualified To Be A Candidate For A Municipal Office In The General Election, The Municipal Election Commission Shall Declare That Person Elected Without Opposition And The Name Of That Person Shall Not Be Placed On The Ballot In Certain Situations; To Amend Section 23-15-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Minor, Nonsubstantive Change; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-333, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Form Of The Ballot In County Primary Elections, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Form Of The Ballot In County General Elections, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Municipal general election ballots; provide that only the names of those opposed candidates shall be printed upon.

Rep. Greg Haney [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	309	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	333	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	359	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	361	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1386.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1386IN.htm