Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2292
Primary elections; allow voters to vote for candidate of their choice regardless of candidates party affiliation.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT AT ANY PRIMARY ELECTION, ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE OF THEIR CHOICE FOR EACH OFFICE REGARDLESS OF THE PARTY AFFILIATION OF THE CANDIDATE; TO PROVIDE THAT QUALIFIED ELECTORS MAY VOTE FOR ONLY ONE CANDIDATE FOR EACH OFFICE AT A PRIMARY ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-303, 23-15-333, 23-15-335 AND 23-15-597, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION SHALL APPOINT MANAGERS AND CLERKS FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION SHALL APPOINT AN EQUAL NUMBER OF POLL WORKERS FROM EACH POLITICAL PARTY THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE BALLOT BOXES FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN TWO OR MORE POLITICAL PARTIES ARE HOLDING PRIMARY ELECTIONS, THE ELECTIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED TOGETHER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION SHALL PRINT ALL NECESSARY BALLOTS FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT SHALL CONTAIN THE NAMES OF ALL THE CANDIDATES OF ALL THE POLITICAL PARTIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TITLE OF EACH OFFICE SHALL BE LISTED ON THE PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT BY PARTY AND THE CANDIDATES LISTED UNDER THE APPROPRIATE PARTY DESIGNATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION SHALL DESIGNATE THE PERSON WHOSE DUTY IT IS TO DISTRIBUTE THE BALLOTS NECESSARY FOR USE IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION SHALL CANVASS THE RETURNS OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND CERTIFY THE RESULT TO THE APPROPRIATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-129, 23-15-171, 23-15-263, 23-15-295, 23-15-331, 23-15-403, 23-15-465 AND 23-15-507, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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 30 to March 6, 2012, 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 30 to Mar 6 · stopped36 days
ElectionsJan 30 to Mar 6 · stopped36 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.