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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2985

Elections; if an incumbent withdraws prior to the printing of the official ballot, others may qualify.

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 23-15-299, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN INCUMBENT FOR AN OFFICE WITHDRAWS LESS THAN 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE QUALIFYING DEADLINE AND PRIOR TO THE PRINTING OF THE SAMPLE BALLOT, CANDIDATES WHO HAVE NOT ALREADY QUALIFIED FOR THE OFFICE MAY QUALIFY FOR THE OFFICE AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION FOR A PERIOD OF 10 DAYS FOLLOWING THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE INCUMBENT; 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 19 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 517 days

ElectionsJan 19 to Jan 289 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 5

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 3

  1. Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published