Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Amend Constitution; abolish electoral vote for Governor and state officials.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute]
| 1 | 02/18/00 | (S) | Referred To Constitution | |
| 2 | 03/02/00 | (S) | Title Suff Adopted Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 03/16/00 | (S) | Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 4 | 03/16/00 | (S) | Amendment Failed | |
| 5 | 03/16/00 | (S) | Failed | |
| 6 | 03/16/00 | (S) | Motion to Reconsider Entered | |
| 7 | 03/20/00 | (S) | Died On Calendar |
| Lost | [S] | Amendment No 1 |
| Lost | [S] | Substitute No 1 to Amendment No 1 |
| Effective date | V/R App. Req | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Tollison
Additional Authors: Turner, Gordon
Title: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890 BY AMENDING SECTION 140 AND REPEALING SECTIONS 141 AND 142 TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE, IN SUCH MANNER AS THE LEGISLATURE SHALL PRESCRIBE BY GENERAL LAW, IN A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER OF A.D. 2003, AND ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER IN EVERY FOURTH YEAR THEREAFTER; TO ABOLISH THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE GOVERNOR BE ELECTED BY VOTE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IF NO CANDIDATE RECEIVES BOTH A MAJORITY OF THE POPULAR VOTE AND A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORAL VOTES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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