Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2056

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History of Actions

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Background

Title

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

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/02 (S) Referred To Elections
2 01/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
3 02/01 (S) Passed   {Vote}
4 02/02 (S) Transmitted To House
5 02/07 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
6 02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
7 03/01 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
8 03/05 (H) Amended
9 03/05 (H) Passed As Amended   {Vote}
10 03/06 (H) Returned For Concurrence
11 03/08 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
12 03/13 (S) Conferees Named Burton,Jordan,Ross
13 03/19 (H) Conferees Named Reynolds,Dedeaux,Smith (59th)
14 03/24 (S) Conference Report Filed
15 03/24 (H) Conference Report Filed
16 03/25 (S) Conference Report Adopted   {Vote}
17 03/27 (H) Conference Report Adopted   {Vote}
18 04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
19 04/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
20 04/21 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [H] Committee Amendment No 1   Voice Vote
   
[H] Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2056   

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective dateVRA
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number604

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Dearing

Additional Authors: Michel, White

Code Sections: A 023-0015-0299, A 023-0015-0309, A 023-0015-0359, A 023-0015-0853

Title: AN ACT TO PROHIBIT PERSONS FROM QUALIFYING AS A CANDIDATE FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE FOR THE SAME ELECTION; 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; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-853, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DATE UPON WHICH ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN CONGRESS ARE HELD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/15/07 at 07:52.

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