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AMENDMENT NO 3 TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No. 1020

BY: Senator(s) Blackmon, Blount, Norwood, Horhn, Frazier, Hickman, Turner-Ford, Simmons (13th), Simmons (12th)

     AMEND by striking SECTION 1 in its entirety and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly.

     FURTHER, AMEND on line 91 by changing "four (4)" to "six (6)"

     FURTHER, AMEND on line 94 by changing "(d)" to "(f)"

     FURTHER, AMEND by striking lines 102 through 106.

     FURTHER, AMEND on lines 132-133 by deleting "January 1, 2026" and insert "April 2, 2024"

     FURTHER, AMEND by inserting the following after line 133:

(f)  Subdistrict 7-6 shall consist of the precincts in Hinds County to be determined by the Legislature before April 2, 2024.

     FURTHER, AMEND on lines 253 through 260 by deleting SECTION 9 and insert in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 9.  (1)  Candidates for the judgeships to be elected from subdistricts 7-5 and 7-6 as defined by Section 9-7-23 shall qualify as provided by Section 23-15-977 and shall run for office and be elected as provided in Sections 23-15-974 through 23-15-985 (Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act).  The term of the office of the circuit court judgeships to be elected from subdistricts 7-5 and 7-6 as defined by Section 9-7-23 shall begin on January 1, 2027 which shall continue for four (4) years as is otherwise provided by law.

     (2)  The vacancies under subdistricts 7-5 and 7-6 shall be appointed on January 1, 2025, to a two-year appointment by the Senior Circuit Judge of the Seventh Circuit Court District.

     FURTHER, AMEND the title to conform.