Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2181
Ballots; clarify placement of special election candidate; require special election for certain period of time after vacancy.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-367, 23-15-511 AND 23-15-833, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 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; TO PROVIDE THAT IN SUCH CASES THE GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES AND SPECIAL ELECTION CANDIDATES SHALL BE CLEARLY DISTINGUISHED FROM SPECIAL ELECTION CANDIDATES UNDER THE TITLE OF THE OFFICE FOR WHICH THEY ARE CANDIDATES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-853, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF UNITED STATES SENATOR SHALL BE FILLED IN THE SAME MANNER AS VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-855, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THE MANNER IN WHICH VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF UNITED STATES SENATOR ARE FILLED; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 5 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 SenateJan 5 to Feb 1 · stopped27 days
ElectionsJan 5 to Feb 1 · stopped27 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.