Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 1562
Elections; authorize the Secretary of State to revise registration books of a county under certain circumstances.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE REGISTRATION BOOKS OF A COUNTY SHALL NOT CONTAIN A NUMBER OF VOTERS THAT IS MORE THAN 90% OF THE POPULATION OF THE COUNTY ACCORDING TO FIGURES FROM THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF THE CENSUS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE DETERMINES THAT THE REGISTRATION BOOKS DO NOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT, HE SHALL NOTIFY THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF HIS FINDINGS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS DO NOT, IN THE OPINION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE TAKE ADEQUATE ACTION TO REVISE THE REGISTRATION BOOKS WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF DATE OF THE NOTICE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ASSUME CONTROL OF THE REVISION OF THE REGISTRATION BOOKS FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME NECESSARY TO ADEQUATELY REVISE THEM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION MAY, ON THEIR OWN MOTION, REQUEST THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO ASSUME THEIR DUTIES AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY SHALL REIMBURSE THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COSTS HE INCURS PURSUANT TO THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-153, 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
Sponsor
18 co-sponsors
Richard Bennett, Larry Byrd, Lester Carpenter, Mark DuVall, Harvey Fillingane, Herb Frierson, Jeffrey S. Guice, Eugene Forrest Hamilton, Mac Huddleston, Roger Ishee, Michael W. Janus, Rita Martinson, Kevin McGee, Steven Palazzo, Dannie Reed, Margaret Rogers, Bobby Shows, Henry Zuber III
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2009, 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 RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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 Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives