MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2020 Regular Session
To: Elections
By: Senator(s) Whaley, Polk, Younger, Moran, Hill, Seymour
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-1-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL FROM HOLDING MORE THAN ONE STATEWIDE, COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ELECTED POSITION SIMULTANEOUSLY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 25-1-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
25-1-7. (1) If any person elected or appointed to any state, state district, levee board, county, county district, or municipal office shall fail to qualify as required by law on or before the day of the commencement of his term of office, or for any cause any such officer shall hold over after his regular term of office expires under the authority given him to hold over until his successor is appointed or elected and qualified, a vacancy in such office shall occur thereby and it shall be filled in the manner prescribed by law, as provided by Section 103 of the Constitution for filling vacancies in such offices, unless the failure to qualify arises from there being no officer to approve the bond of such officer-elect, and except the Governor-elect when the Legislature fixes by resolution the time of his installation. This section shall not be applicable to any coroner who fails to qualify as provided in Section 19-21-105.
(2) No person shall hold more than one (1) statewide, county or municipal elected office simultaneously.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020.