MS HB711 | 2019 | Regular Session

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 To Amend Section 23-15-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Municipal Primary Elections Shall Be Held On The First Tuesday After The First Monday Of August 2021, And Every Four Years Thereafter; To Amend Section 23-15-173, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Municipal General Elections Shall Be Held On The First Tuesday After The First Monday Of November 2021, And Every Four Years Thereafter; To Amend Section 23-15-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Persons Desiring To Be Candidates For Nomination In Municipal Primary Elections Shall Pay The Fee By 5:00 P.m. On March 1 Of The Year In Which The Primary Election For The Office Is Held, But That No Such Assessment May Be Paid Before January 1 Of The Year In Which The Primary Election For The Office Is Held; To Amend Sections 21-5-1, 21-5-3, 21-5-13, 21-5-23, 21-7-5, 21-7-7, 21-8-7, 21-8-11, 21-9-15, 21-9-17 And 21-15-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Municipal elections; revise the time for holding.

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-05HouseDied In Committee
2019-01-17HouseReferred To Apportionment and Elections

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