l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 987

Nonpartisan County Elections Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's County Affairs Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "NONPARTISAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY OFFICE SHALL BE NONPARTISAN; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR SUCH ACT; TO PROVIDE WHEN THE CANDIDATE SHALL FILE THEIR INTENT TO BE A CANDIDATE AND THE AMOUNT OF FEES APPLICABLE FOR SUCH OFFICE; TO PROVIDE HOW THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES SHALL BE GROUPED ON A BALLOT; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE WHEN TWO OR MORE CANDIDATES QUALIFY FOR COUNTY OFFICE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-297, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE COUNTY OFFICES FROM FEE REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTY NOMINATION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-299, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-291, 23-15-153, 23-15-367, 23-15-411, 23-15-713 AND 23-15-801, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-15-673, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE DEFINITION OF AN ABSENTEE VOTER, FOR PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-15-911, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR CANVASSING BALLOT BOXES; 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

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

County AffairsJan 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

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on County Affairs and on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To County Affairs;Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives