l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 1011

"Nonpartisan Municipal Elections Act"; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Municipalities Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "NONPARTISAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPAL 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 MUNICIPAL OFFICE; TO AMEND SECTION 21-7-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT PROVIDES FOR THE PARTY NOMINATION OF A MAYOR; TO AMEND SECTIONS 21-8-7, 21-15-1, 23-15-21, 23-15-31, 23-15-173, 23-15-313, 23-15-367, 23-15-411, 23-15-465, 23-15-507, 23-15-559, 23-15-713, 23-15-801, 23-15-885 AND 23-15-911, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS; 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 17 to February 1, 2011, 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 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

MunicipalitiesJan 17 to Feb 1 · 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 17 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committees on Municipalities and on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Municipalities;Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives