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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2012</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Election commissioners; provide that elections shall be nonpartisan.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF ELECTION COMMISSIONER IS A NONPARTISAN OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL APPEAR IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ON A SEPARATE PORTION OF THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS NONPARTISAN WITH NO REFERENCE TO PARTY AFFILIATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-213 AND 23-15-367, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>04/03/12 at 15:39</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>S</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>2603</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>Senate Bill 2603</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>SB 2603</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>S</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>VRA</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Apportionment and Elections</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>T</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/AE.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Elections</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/EL.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>McDaniel</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Butler (36th)</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Butler_(36th).xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Gollott</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Gollott.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Watson</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Watson.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Burton</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Burton.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0213</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150213.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0367</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150367.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/20 (S) Referred To Elections</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/12 (S) Passed</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2012/pdf/votes/senate/0700024.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 4</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/13 (S) Transmitted To House</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 5</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/14 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 6</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/03 (H) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2603PS.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2012/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2603PS.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2603IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2012/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2603IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<PASSED>
			<PASSED_PDF>../../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2603PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF>
			<PASSED_OTHER>../../../../documents/2012/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2603PS.htm</PASSED_OTHER>
		</PASSED>
	</DOCUMENTS>
</HISTORY>
