Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 401

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Bill Text

History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Emergencies affecting the electoral process; authorize rescheduling of election.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/04 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

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

House Committee:

Principal Author: Reynolds

Code Sections: A 023-0015-0171, A 023-0015-0173, A 023-0015-0191, A 023-0015-0193, A 023-0015-0197

Title: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OR THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HINDS COUNTY UPON PETITION BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF A COUNTY OR GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF A MUNICIPALITY TO POSTPONE ELECTIONS TO A SPECIFIC DATE, SPECIFY ALTERNATE POLLING PLACES AND SPECIFY ALTERNATE VOTING SYSTEMS IN THE EVENT A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR AND THE REASONS FOR WHICH THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED INTERFERE WITH THE ELECTORAL PROCESS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST AND A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS NOT BEEN DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OR THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HINDS COUNTY, UPON PETITION BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST OR THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST, MAY TAKE ANY ACTION NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A REMEDY THAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF, AND PROTECTS THE INTEGRITY OF, THE ELECTORAL PROCESS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-171, 23-15-173, 23-15-191, 23-15-193 AND 23-15-197, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/21/07 at 15:18.

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