Senate Bill 2611

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 5-1-1 AND 5-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE 60 AND THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SENATE SHALL BE 30; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 5-1-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

5-1-1. From and after January 1, 2008, the number of Representatives shall be sixty (60) and shall be elected from districts adopted as provided in Section 254 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890.

SECTION 2. Section 5-1-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

5-1-3. From and after January 1, 2008, the number of Senators shall be thirty (30) and shall be elected from * * * districts adopted as provided in Section 254 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890.

SECTION 3. The Attorney General of the State of Mississippi shall submit this act, immediately upon approval by the Governor, or upon approval by the Legislature subsequent to a veto, to the Attorney General of the United States or to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in accordance with the provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the date it is effectuated under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.