Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Amend Constitution; abolish electoral votes for Governor.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed Senate]
| 1 | 02/23 (S) Referred To Constitution | |
| 2 | 03/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted | |
| 3 | 03/16 (S) Tabled Subject To Call | |
| 4 | 03/18 (S) Amended | |
| 5 | 03/18 (S) Adopted As Amended | |
| 6 | 03/22 (S) Transmitted To House | |
| 7 | 03/24 (H) Referred To Constitution;Apportionment and Elections | |
| 8 | 04/06 (H) Died In Committee |
| Adopted | [S] | Amendment No 1 |
| Effective date | VRA\No Effective Date | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Two/Thirds |
Senate Committee:
House Committees:
Principal Author: Bryan
Title: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890 BY AMENDING SECTION 140 TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR SHALL BE ELECTED AT A GENERAL ELECTION AND THE PERSON RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF POPULAR VOTES AND AT LEAST 40% OF THE TOTAL VOTES CAST SHALL BE ELECTED; TO REQUIRE A RUNOFF ELECTION IF NO PERSON RECEIVES THE REQUIRED VOTES; TO REPEAL SECTION 141 MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO ABOLISH THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE GOVERNOR BE ELECTED BY VOTE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IF NO PERSON RECEIVES BOTH A MAJORITY OF THE POPULAR VOTE AND A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORAL VOTES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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