Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

House Bill 898

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Title

Description: Judges; abolish herd method of electing and provide posts in certain Circuit and Chancery Court Districts.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/17 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections
2 02/04 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateVRA
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Watson

Code Sections: A 009-0005-0007, A 009-0005-0013, A 009-0005-0022, A 009-0005-0040, A 009-0005-0054, A 009-0007-0007, A 009-0007-0014, A 009-0007-0020, A 009-0007-0032, A 009-0007-0039, A 009-0007-0042, A 009-0007-0044, BF 009-0007-0045, A 009-0007-0046, A 009-0007-0054, A 023-0015-0982, A 023-0015-0983

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-5-7, 9-5-13, 9-5-22, 9-5-40 AND 9-5-54, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTION BY POSTS OF CHANCELLORS IN CERTAIN CHANCERY COURT DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-7-7, 9-7-14, 9-7-20, 9-7-32, 9-7-39, 9-7-42, 9-7-44, 9-7-46 AND 9-7-54, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR POSTS IN THE FIRST, THIRD, FIFTH, TENTH, FOURTEENTH, FIFTEENTH, SIXTEENTH AND TWENTIETH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICTS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 9-7-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-982 AND 23-15-983, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/03 at 17:50.

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