Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 221

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Background

Title

Description: Emergencies affecting the electoral process; authorize rescheduling of election.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/04 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
2 01/05 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 01/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 01/06 (H) Amended
5 01/06 (H) Passed As Amended
6 01/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
7 01/09 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
8 01/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate
9 01/10 (S) Referred To Elections
10 02/27 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
11 03/01 (S) Amended
12 03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
13 03/03 (S) Returned For Concurrence
14 03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
15 03/15 (H) Conferees Named Reynolds,Robinson (63rd),Smith (59th)
16 03/17 (S) Conferees Named Burton,Ross,Kirby
17 03/22 (S) Conference Report Filed
18 03/22 (H) Conference Report Filed
19 03/23 (H) Conference Report Adopted
20 03/28 (S) Conference Report Adopted
21 04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
22 04/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
23 04/21 Vetoed     (Veto Message)
24 01/02 (H) Veto Referred To Apportionment and Elections
25 01/04 (H) Allow Governor's Veto to Stand

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [H] Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)   
Adopted [S] Committee Amendment No 1   
   
[S] Amendment Report for House Bill No. 221   

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective dateVRA
DispositionActive
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Reynolds

Code Sections: A 023-0015-0171, A 023-0015-0173, A 023-0015-0191, A 023-0015-0193, A 023-0015-0197

Title: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OR THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HINDS COUNTY UPON PETITION BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF A COUNTY OR GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF A MUNICIPALITY TO POSTPONE ELECTIONS TO A SPECIFIC DATE, SPECIFY ALTERNATE POLLING PLACES AND SPECIFY ALTERNATE VOTING SYSTEMS IN THE EVENT A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR AND THE REASONS FOR WHICH THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED INTERFERE WITH THE ELECTORAL PROCESS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST AND A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS NOT BEEN DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OR THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HINDS COUNTY, UPON PETITION BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST OR THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST, MAY TAKE ANY ACTION NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A REMEDY THAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF, AND PROTECTS THE INTEGRITY OF, THE ELECTORAL PROCESS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-171, 23-15-173, 23-15-191, 23-15-193 AND 23-15-197, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/04/07 at 15:47.

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