MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2024 Regular Session

To: Apportionment and Elections

By: Representative Sanford

House Bill 1121

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-1-1 AND 25-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE MINOR, NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGES THAT CONFORM CHANGES MADE IN HOUSE BILL NO. 1276, 2023 REGULAR SESSION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  Section 7-1-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     7-1-1.  When it shall be ascertained who is chosen Governor, he shall be installed and the oath of office administered to him by one (1) of the judges of the Supreme Court or, in their absence, by the presiding officer of one (1) of the two (2) houses of the Legislature, in the presence of the two (2) houses.  The time of such installation shall be at noon on the * * *first Tuesday * * *following next after the * * *ascertaining of who is elected governor first day of the legislative session, or as soon thereafter as practicable, unless a different time be fixed by a concurrent resolution of the two (2) houses.

     SECTION 2.  Section 25-1-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     25-1-3.  The term of office of all state officers elected at a general election for that purpose, except the Governor, shall commence on the Thursday next after * * *it shall be ascertained and determined by the House of Representatives who shall have been elected to the respective offices, as provided in Sections 140 and 143 of the Constitution the first day of the legislative session.

     SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.

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