Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Elections; commissioners of election shall supervise party primary elections.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (S) Referred To Elections | |
| 2 | 01/30 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | ||
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Johnson (19th)
Code Sections: A 023-0015-0129, A 023-0015-0171, A 023-0015-0263, A 023-0015-0265, A 023-0015-0267, A 023-0015-0295, A 023-0015-0303, A 023-0015-0331, A 023-0015-0333, A 023-0015-0335, A 023-0015-0597, A 023-0015-0213
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-129, 23-15-171, 23-15-263, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-295, 23-15-303, 23-15-331, 23-15-333, 23-15-335 AND 23-15-597, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION SHALL SUPERVISE PARTY PRIMARY ELECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION SHALL APPOINT THE MANAGERS AND CLERKS FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; TO PROVIDE THAT AN EQUAL NUMBER OF MANAGERS AND CLERKS FROM EACH POLITICAL PARTY THAT PARTICIPATES IN A PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL BE APPOINTED AT EACH PRECINCT; TO PROVIDE THAT POLITICAL PARTY PRIMARY ELECTIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED TOGETHER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION SHALL CANVASS THE PRIMARY ELECTION RETURNS FOR COUNTY AND COUNTY DISTRICT OFFICES AND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS CONTAINING ONE COUNTY OR LESS AND CERTIFY THE RESULTS TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS SHALL CANVASS THE PRIMARY ELECTION RETURNS FOR STATE AND STATE DISTRICT OFFICES AND FOR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE COUNTY OR PARTS OF MORE THAN ONE COUNTY AND CERTIFY THE RESULTS TO THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL BE NONPARTISAN; TO PROHIBIT POLITICAL PARTIES FROM FUND RAISING ON BEHALF OF A CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER; TO PROHIBIT POLITICAL PARTIES FROM MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO AND PUBLICLY ENDORSING CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER; TO PROHIBIT CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER FROM ACCEPTING A CONTRIBUTION FROM A POLITICAL PARTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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