Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Supreme Court judges; elections held November before end of term, and extend Position 1 of District 1 by one year.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A | |
| 2 | 03/09 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA\** See Text | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Little
Additional Authors: Robertson, Pickering
Code Sections: A 023-0015-0991, A 023-0015-0993
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 9-3-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PLACE THE PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE TERMS AND SERVICE OF JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE SUPREME COURT CHAPTER OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE AND TO EXTEND OR CONTRACT SOME OF THE TERMS OF SOME OF THE JUDGES FOR ONE TERM ONLY TO MORE EVENLY STAGGER THE TERMS OF JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL REGULAR ELECTIONS OCCUR IN THE NOVEMBER IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING EXPIRATION OF EACH TERM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-991, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTION OF SUPREME COURT JUDGES SHALL OCCUR IN THE NOVEMBER IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING EXPIRATION OF TERM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-993, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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