Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Justice court judges; place under Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act (SCT).
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/21 (S) Referred To Elections | |
| 2 | 02/05 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Turner
Code Sections: A 023-0015-0193, A 023-0015-0197, A 023-0015-0297, A 023-0015-0359, A 023-0015-0973, A 023-0015-0975, A 023-0015-0977, A 023-0015-1015
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-193, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE JUSTICE COURT JUDGE AS ONE OF THE OFFICES TO BE ELECTED AT THE GENERAL STATE ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-297, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE JUSTICE COURT JUDGE CANDIDATES FROM THE LIST OF CANDIDATES REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE UPON ENTERING AN ELECTION FOR PARTY NOMINATION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-359, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION, WHICH REQUIRES THE NAMES OF ALL CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR OFFICE TO BE PRINTED ON THE BALLOT, SHALL NOT APPLY TO JUSTICE COURT JUDGES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-973, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT JUSTICE COURT JUDGES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO ADDRESS THE PEOPLE DURING COURT TERMS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-975 AND 23-15-977, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE JUSTICE COURT JUDGES UNDER THE NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL ELECTION ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-1015, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT JUSTICE COURT JUDGES SHALL BE ELECTED AT THE SAME TIME AS CHANCERY AND CIRCUIT JUDGES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-197, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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