2020
Regular Session
Constitution; amend to elect Governor and state elected officials by majority of popular vote with no electoral vote requirement.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890 BY AMENDING SECTION 140 AND REPEALING SECTIONS 141, 142 AND 143 TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON RECEIVING THE MAJORITY OF VOTES FOR THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR AND ALL STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE GENERAL ELECTION SHALL BE DECLARED ELECTED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF NO PERSON RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES, THEN A RUNOFF ELECTION SHALL BE HELD BETWEEN THE TWO PERSONS RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES AND TO PROVIDE FOR A TIEBREAKER VOTE BY THE LEGISLATURE; TO ABOLISH THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE GOVERNOR AND ALL STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS 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.
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Senate Concurrent Resolution 548
SC 548
S
Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Two/Thirds
No Effective Date
Constitution
F
../../House_cmtes/CO.xml
Apportionment and Elections
F
../../House_cmtes/AE.xml
Constitution
F
../../Senate_cmtes/CS.xml
Elections
F
../../Senate_cmtes/EL.xml
Johnson
../../Senate_authors/Johnson.xml
Branning
../../Senate_authors/Branning.xml
Jackson (11th)
../../Senate_authors/Jackson_(11th).xml
Jackson (32nd)
../../Senate_authors/Jackson_(32nd).xml
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02/17 (S) Referred To Constitution;Elections
2
02/27 (S) DR - TSDBACS: CS To EL
3
02/27 (S) Title Suff Adopted Comm Sub
4
03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
5
03/11 (S) Adopted
../../../../2020/pdf/votes/senate/0650031.pdf
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03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
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03/17 (H) Referred To Constitution;Apportionment and Elections
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06/09 (H) DR - TSDBAA: CO To AE
9
06/09 (H) DR - TSDBAA: AE To CO
10
06/09 (H) Title Suff Adopted As Amended
11
06/16 (H) Amended
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06/16 (H) Adopted
../../../../2020/pdf/votes/house/1620035.pdf
13
06/17 (H) Returned For Concurrence
14
07/02 (S) Died On Calendar
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Amendment Report for Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 548
../../../../documents/2020/pdf/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SC0548.pdf
../../../../documents/2020/dt/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SC0548.pdf
../../../../../documents/2020/html/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SC0548.htm
Committee Amendment No 1
Adopted
../../../../documents/2020/pdf/ham/SC0548_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../documents/2020/dt/ham/SC0548_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2020/html/ham/SC0548_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
Amendment No 2
Adopted
../../../../documents/2020/pdf/ham/SC0548_H_Amend_02.htm
../../../../../documents/2020/html/ham/SC0548_H_Amend_02.htm
Voice Vote
N
../../../../documents/2020/pdf/fiscalnotes/SC0548.pdf