Mississippi House Concurrent Resolution 24 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing To Amend The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890 By Amending Sections 140 And 142 And Repealing Section 141 To Provide That The Person Receiving The Majority Of Votes For The Office Of Governor At The General Election Shall Be Declared Elected; To Provide That If No Person Receives A Majority Of The Votes, Then A Runoff Election Shall Be Held Between The Two Persons Receiving The Highest Number Of Votes; To Abolish The Requirement That The Governor Be Elected By Vote Of The House Of Representatives If No Person Receives Both A Majority Of The Popular Vote And A Majority Of The Electoral Votes; And For Related Purposes.

Constitution; amend to elect Governor by majority of popular vote, with no electoral vote requirement.

Rep. Greg Snowden [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-10		Referred To Constitution

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HC/HC0024.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HC/HC0024IN.htm