MS HB688 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

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

Summary

An Act To Authorize Any County Or Municipality To Hold An Election On The Question Of Permitting Nonpartisan Preferential Elections Or Retaining Partisan Primary Elections; To Provide The Method For Conducting The Nonpartisan Preferential Election If Voted By The County Or Municipality; To Provide That County And Municipal Offices Shall Be Nonpartisan; To Provide Definitions For Such Act; To Provide When A Candidate Shall File Their Intent And The Amount Of Fees Applicable For Such Office; To Provide How The Names Of The Candidates Shall Be Grouped On A Ballot; To Provide The Procedure When Two Or More Candidates Qualify For County Or Municipal Office; To Provide That The Office Of Election Commissioner Shall Be A Nonpartisan Office; To Amend Section 23-15-297, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove County Offices From Fee Requirements For Party Nomination; To Amend Section 23-15-299, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 21-7-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Provision Of Law That Provides For The Party Nomination Of A Mayor; To Provide For Certain Amendment To The Election Laws For County And Municipal Elections If The Question On Conducting Nonpartisan Preferential Elections Passes; To Amend Sections 23-15-291, 23-15-153, 23-15-367, 23-15-713, 23-15-213, 21-8-7, 21-15-1, 23-15-21, 23-15-31, 23-15-173, 23-15-313, 23-15-507, 23-15-885, 23-15-511, 23-15-673 And 23-15-911, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Repeal Section 23-15-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Procedure For Municipal Primary Elections; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Nonpartisan preferential elections; authorize counties and municipalities to hold election to decide whether to have.

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-01-30HouseDied In Committee
2018-01-09HouseReferred To Apportionment and Elections

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