Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

House Bill 898

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Bill Text

History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Courts; eliminate running in herd for certain districts.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 02/10 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
2 03/09 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

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

House Committee:

Principal Author: Akins

Additional Authors: Beckett, Buck, Gadd, Rogers (14th), Sullivan, Ward, Woods

Code Sections: A 009-0005-0054, A 009-0007-0014, A 023-0015-0977, A 023-0015-0982, A 023-0015-0983

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-54, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHANCELLORS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT SHALL RUN BY POSTS RATHER THAN IN THE HERD; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-14, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE JUDGES OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT SHALL RUN BY POSTS RATHER THAN IN THE HERD; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-977, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY QUALIFY AS A CANDIDATE FOR ONLY ONE JUDICIAL OFFICE AT A TIME; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-982 AND 23-15-983, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/09/04 at 18:00.

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