Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Congressional districts; reapportion in conformity with court order.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/20 (S) Referred To Elections | |
| 2 | 02/04 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Chaney
Additional Author: Nunnelee
Code Sections: A 023-0015-1037, RP 023-0015-1039
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-1037, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDISTRICT THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF THE STATE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI IN THE CASE OF SMITH V. CLARK, CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:01-CV-855WS; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-1039, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES HOW REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE CHOSEN SHOULD AN ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS OCCUR AFTER THE NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES TO WHICH THE STATE IS ENTITLED SHALL BE CHANGED, IN CONSEQUENCE OF A NEW APPORTIONMENT BEING MADE BY CONGRESS, AND BEFORE THE DISTRICTS SHALL HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO CONFORM TO THE NEW APPORTIONMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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