History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Elections; district attorneys and justice court judges to be nonpartisan.
| 1 | 01/20/97 | (H) | Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections | |
| 2 | 02/04/97 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | *V/R App. Req. | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | Yes |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Reynolds
Code Sections: A 023-0015-0193, A 023-0015-0297, A 023-0015-0299
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICES OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND JUSTICE COURT JUDGE ARE NONPARTISAN OFFICES; TO PROVIDE THAT CANDIDATES FOR THESE OFFICES SHALL PAY THEIR QUALIFYING FEES TO THE PROPER OFFICIALS; TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTIONS FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND JUSTICE COURT JUDGE WILL BE HELD DURING THE FIRST PRIMARY ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NAME OF ALL CANDIDATES FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND JUSTICE COURT JUDGE SHALL BE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY; TO PROVIDE WHICH CANDIDATES WILL PROCEED TO A RUNOFF ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL ELECTORS, REGARDLESS OF PARTY AFFILIATION, SHALL BE ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR CANDIDATES FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND JUSTICE COURT JUDGE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-193, 23-15-297 AND 23-15-299, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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