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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2024</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Election commissioner; revise office to be nonpartisan.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL BE A NONPARTISAN OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL BE LISTED AS NONPARTISAN ON A BALLOT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO REVISE THE STAGGERED TERMS OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS IN DISTRICTS TWO AND FOUR; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS FROM DISTRICTS TWO AND FOUR ELECTED IN THE 2027 ELECTION SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS FROM DISTRICTS TWO AND FOUR ELECTED IN THE 2030 ELECTION SHALL SERVE A FOUR-YEAR TERM AND EVERY FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-367 AND 23-15-511, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>09/23/24 at 10:24</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>H</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM> 922</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>House Bill  922</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>HB 922</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>H</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Active</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2024</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</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>Sanford</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../House_authors/Sanford.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0213</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150213.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0367</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150367.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0511</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150511.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/02 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/15 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/20 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 4</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/20 (H) Passed</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2024/pdf/votes/house/0500012.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 5</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/20 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Taylor, Sanford, Tullos)</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 6</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/26 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 7</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 8</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/29 (S) Referred To Elections</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 9</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/28 (S) Title Suff Do Pass</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>10</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/08 (S) Passed</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2024/pdf/votes/senate/0980015.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>11</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/09 (S) Returned For Enrolling</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>12</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/11 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>13</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/11 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>14</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/20 Vetoed</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>15</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/22 (H) Veto Referred To Apportionment and Elections</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2024/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0922SG.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2024/dt/HB/0900-0999/HB0922SG.pdf</CURRENT_PDF_DT>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2024/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0922SG.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2024/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0922IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2024/dt/HB/0900-0999/HB0922IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF_DT>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2024/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0922IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<CMTESUB>
			<CMTESUB_PDF>../../../../documents/2024/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0922CS.pdf</CMTESUB_PDF>
			<CMTESUB_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2024/dt/HB/0900-0999/HB0922CS.pdf</CMTESUB_PDF_DT>
			<CMTESUB_OTHER>../../../../documents/2024/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0922CS.htm</CMTESUB_OTHER>
		</CMTESUB>
		<PASSED>
			<PASSED_PDF>../../../../documents/2024/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0922PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF>
			<PASSED_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2024/dt/HB/0900-0999/HB0922PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF_DT>
			<PASSED_OTHER>../../../../documents/2024/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0922PS.htm</PASSED_OTHER>
		</PASSED>
		<ASG>
			<ASG_PDF>../../../../documents/2024/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0922SG.pdf</ASG_PDF>
			<ASG_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2024/dt/HB/0900-0999/HB0922SG.pdf</ASG_PDF_DT>
			<ASG_OTHER>../../../../documents/2024/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0922SG.htm</ASG_OTHER>
		</ASG>
		<VETOMSG>
			<VETO_PDF>../../../../documents/2024/pdf/veto/HB0922.pdf</VETO_PDF>
			<VETO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2024/html/veto/HB0922.htm</VETO_OTHER>
		</VETOMSG>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2024/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB0922.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
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