Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

House Bill 515

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Title

Description: Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act; repeal.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/07 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Judiciary B
2 02/04 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateVRA
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committees:

Principal Author: Fleming

Code Sections: A 009-0004-0005, A 009-0004-0015, A 009-0005-0029, A 009-0005-0036, A 009-0005-0050, A 009-0005-0058, A 009-0007-0046, A 009-0007-0051, A 023-0015-0197, A 023-0015-0297, A 023-0015-0359, A 023-0015-0367, A 023-0015-0973, A 023-0015-0993, A 023-0015-0995, A 023-0015-1015, RP 023-0015-0974, RP 023-0015-0975, RP 023-0015-0976, RP 023-0015-0977, RP 023-0015-0978, RP 023-0015-0979, RP 023-0015-0980, RP 023-0015-0981, RP 023-0015-0982, RP 023-0015-0983, RP 023-0015-0984, RP 023-0015-0985

Title: AN ACT TO PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURE TO BE USED IN A PRIMARY ELECTION WHEN A VACANCY OCCURS IN CERTAIN JUDICIAL OFFICES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES SHALL SUPERVISE THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS FOR CERTAIN JUDICIAL OFFICES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES OF JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT AND JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS WILL BE BY DISTRICT AND WILL BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS FOR THE NOMINATION OF REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS; TO PROVIDE THAT NOMINATIONS FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE AND CHANCERY COURT JUDGE WILL BE MADE IN EVERY COUNTY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS BY PRIMARY ELECTION AND WILL BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD FOR REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS AND EVERY FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER; TO PROVIDE THAT COUNTY JUDGES MAY BE NOMINATED IN THE REGULAR JUDICIAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-4-5, 9-4-15, 9-5-29, 9-5-36, 9-5-50, 9-5-58, 9-7-46, 9-7-51, 23-15-197, 23-15-297, 23-15-359, 23-15-367, 23-15-973, 23-15-993, 23-15-995 AND 23-15-1015, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT JUDICIAL ELECTIONS WILL BE PARTISAN ELECTIONS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 23-15-974, 23-15-975, 23-15-976, 23-15-977, 23-15-978, 23-15-979, 23-15-980, 23-15-981, 23-15-982, 23-15-983, 23-15-984 AND 23-15-985, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL ELECTION ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/03 at 17:50.

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