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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1191

County elected officials; revise as nonpartisan.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's County Affairs Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "NONPARTISAN COUNTY OFFICIALS ELECTION ACT"; TO PROVIDE THE METHOD OF QUALIFYING AS A CANDIDATE FOR A COUNTY OFFICE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR THE COUNTY OFFICES SHALL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ANY ELECTION FOR COUNTY OFFICE, ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE REGARDLESS OF THE VOTER'S PARTY AFFILIATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-297, 23-15-359 AND 23-15-367, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

February 4 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days

County AffairsFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 19

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committees on County Affairs and on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To County Affairs;Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives