Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Senate Concurrent Resolution 501

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Amend Constitution; abolish electoral votes for Governor.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed Senate]

History of Actions:

1 01/03 (S) Referred To Constitution
2 01/03 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
3 01/05 (S) Adopted
4 01/06 (S) Transmitted To House
5 01/09 (H) Referred To Constitution
6 02/28 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateVRA\** See Text
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredTwo/Thirds

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Bryan

Additional Authors: White, Hyde-Smith, Pickering, Tollison, Albritton, Dearing, Jackson (11th), Jackson (32nd), Jordan, Thomas

Title: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890 BY AMENDING SECTION 140 TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR SHALL BE ELECTED AT A GENERAL ELECTION AND THE PERSON RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF POPULAR VOTES AND AT LEAST 40% OF THE TOTAL VOTES CAST SHALL BE ELECTED; TO REQUIRE A RUNOFF ELECTION IF NO PERSON RECEIVES THE REQUIRED VOTES; TO REPEAL SECTION 141, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO ABOLISH THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE GOVERNOR BE ELECTED BY VOTE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IF NO PERSON RECEIVES BOTH A MAJORITY OF THE POPULAR VOTE AND A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORAL VOTES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/28/06 at 17:54.

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