MS SB2427 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

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]

Summary

An Act To Create The Mississippi Recall Act Of 2024 To Provide A Procedure For The Recall Of State Officials, Members Of The Legislature 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 Provide For The Application For And Time Of Filing A Recall Petition By Sponsors; 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 Local Board Of Election Commissioners; 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 Require The Secretary Of State To Print The Application Forms And Petition Forms And Distribute The Forms To The Boards Of Election Commissioners; 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.

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Title

Mississippi Recall Act of 2024; enact.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-05SenateDied In Committee
2024-02-16SenateReferred To Elections;Government Structure

Code Citations

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Bill Comments

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