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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2481

Ballots; allow nicknames and require names to be listed alphabetically on the general election ballot.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-333, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW NICKNAMES TO BE PLACED ON THE PRIMARY BALLOT AND TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF TITLES WITH NAMES ON THE BALLOT AND NICKNAMES THAT PROMOTE A POLITICAL IDEAL; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-367, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE NAMES ON THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT FOR EACH OFFICE SHALL BE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY; TO ALLOW NICKNAMES TO BE PLACE ON THE BALLOT AND TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF TITLES WITH NAMES ON THE BALLOT THAT PROMOTE A POLITICAL IDEAL; TO CLARIFY THAT THE PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF TITLES OF OFFICES ON THE BALLOT SHALL APPLY IN SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICE THAT OCCUR ON THE SAME DAY AS THE GENERAL ELECTION; 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 Senate

Its course

January 12 to March 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 12 to Jan 219 days

ElectionsJan 12 to Jan 142 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Mar 3 · stopped41 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 26 to Mar 3 · stopped36 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 21

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 Senate Jan 12 – Jan 21

  1. Jan 12Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Jan 14Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 21Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Jan 22 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 22Sent to the House
  2. Jan 26Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Jan 14Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Jan 21AmendedSenate
  4. Jan 21Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Jan 22Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Jan 26Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives