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.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 503
Municipal election commissioners; change from an appointed to an elected office.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-221, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSIONER, FROM AN APPOINTED TO AN ELECTED POSITION; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ELECTED AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN 2013 AND EVERY FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY APPOINTMENT OF A MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL EXPIRE ON THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRST MONDAY OF JULY IN 2013; TO REQUIRE ANY CANDIDATE FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICE TO BE A RESIDENT AND RESIDE IN THE MUNICIPAL PRECINCT THAT SUCH CANDIDATE SEEKS TO REPRESENT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 10 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 10 to Feb 1 · stopped22 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 10 to Feb 1 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 10 – Feb 1
- Jan 10Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives