Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1299

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Bill Text

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Background

Title

Description: Elections; prohibit a person from qualifying as a candidate for more than one office at any election.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

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

House Committee:

Principal Author: McBride

Code Sections: A 023-0015-0299, A 023-0015-0309, A 023-0015-0359

Title: AN ACT TO PROHIBIT PERSONS FROM QUALIFYING AS A CANDIDATE FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE AT ANY ELECTION IF IT IS PROHIBITED BY LAW FROM SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLDING BOTH POSITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE APPROPRIATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES OR ELECTION COMMISSIONERS SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A PERSON HAS QUALIFIED AS A CANDIDATE FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE AT AN ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THE OFFICE FOR WHICH THE PERSON SHALL BE QUALIFIED IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH PERSON HAS QUALIFIED FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE AT AN ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-299, 23-15-309 AND 23-15-359, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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