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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2023</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>State officers; provide for a runoff election for.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-193, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OFFICERS THAT RECEIVE A MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE AT THE GENERAL ELECTION SHALL BE ELECTED, BUT IF NO CANDIDATE RECEIVES A MAJORITY NUMBER OF VOTES CAST AT THE ELECTION, THEN THE TWO CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST SHALL HAVE THEIR NAMES PLACED ON THE BALLOT FOR THE RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD THREE WEEKS LATER; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-603 AND 7-3-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>06/28/23 at 09:18</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>H</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>1276</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>House Bill 1276</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>HB 1276</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>H</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Law</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2023</EFFECTIVEDATE>
		<CHAPNUM> 417</CHAPNUM>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Apportionment and Elections</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>F</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/AE.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Elections</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/EL.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Powell</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../House_authors/Powell.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0193</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150193.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0603</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150603.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>007-0003-0005</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/007/00030005.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/16 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/07 (H) Read the Third Time</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 4</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 5</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/08 (H) Tabled Subject To Call</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 6</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/09 (H) Passed</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2023/pdf/votes/house/0380006.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 7</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/10 (H) Transmitted To Senate</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 8</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/13 (S) Referred To Elections</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 9</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/27 (S) Title Suff Do Pass</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>10</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/07 (S) Passed</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2023/pdf/votes/senate/0640025.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>11</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/08 (S) Returned For Enrolling</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>12</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>13</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>14</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/21 Approved by Governor</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1276SG.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2023/dt/HB/1200-1299/HB1276SG.pdf</CURRENT_PDF_DT>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1276SG.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1276IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2023/dt/HB/1200-1299/HB1276IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF_DT>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1276IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<CMTESUB>
			<CMTESUB_PDF>../../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1276CS.pdf</CMTESUB_PDF>
			<CMTESUB_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2023/dt/HB/1200-1299/HB1276CS.pdf</CMTESUB_PDF_DT>
			<CMTESUB_OTHER>../../../../documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1276CS.htm</CMTESUB_OTHER>
		</CMTESUB>
		<PASSED>
			<PASSED_PDF>../../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1276PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF>
			<PASSED_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2023/dt/HB/1200-1299/HB1276PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF_DT>
			<PASSED_OTHER>../../../../documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1276PS.htm</PASSED_OTHER>
		</PASSED>
		<ASG>
			<ASG_PDF>../../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1276SG.pdf</ASG_PDF>
			<ASG_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2023/dt/HB/1200-1299/HB1276SG.pdf</ASG_PDF_DT>
			<ASG_OTHER>../../../../documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1276SG.htm</ASG_OTHER>
		</ASG>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2023/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB1276.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
</HISTORY>
