MS SB2687 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Remove The Requirement That Tied Elections Be Decided By Lot; To Authorize A Runoff Election When Candidates For An Office Who Receive The Highest Number Of Votes Also Receive An Equal Number Of Votes; To Provide That Only Those Eligible Electors Who Did Not Cast A Vote In The General Election Shall Be Eligible To Vote In The Runoff Election; To Amend Sections 23-15-601, 23-15-605 And 23-15-607, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Runoff general election; to be held when candidates for an office receive an equal number of votes.
Sponsors
Sen. Bill Stone [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-02-23 | Senate | Died In Committee |
2016-02-08 | Senate | Referred To Elections |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/SB/SB2687.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2687IN.htm |