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2011 Regular Session

House Bill 1123

Elections; allow additional time for candidates to qualify under certain circumstances.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-309, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPAL INCUMBENT CANDIDATE, WHO WISHES TO WITHDRAW AS A CANDIDATE, SHALL FILE A WRITTEN DECLARATION TO WITHDRAW AS CANDIDATE, NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON THE SEVENTH DAY AFTER THE QUALIFYING DEADLINE FOR THAT OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY FEE PAID BY SUCH CANDIDATE SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE PROPER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; TO REQUIRE THE PROPER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ALLOW A TEN-DAY PERIOD FOR A PERSON TO QUALIFY AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE FROM WHICH THE INCUMBENT WITHDREW; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-295, 23-15-299 AND 23-15-977, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE THE QUALIFICATION FOR CANDIDACY FOR COUNTY, STATE AND JUDICIAL OFFICES, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; 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

2 co-sponsors

Lester Carpenter, Gary V. Staples

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

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