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2013 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2240

Election commissioners; provide that elections shall be nonpartisan.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on March 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF ELECTION COMMISSIONER IS A NONPARTISAN OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL APPEAR IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ON A SEPARATE PORTION OF THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS NONPARTISAN WITH NO REFERENCE TO PARTY AFFILIATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-213 AND 23-15-367, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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

1 co-sponsor

Terry C. Burton

Its course

January 21 to March 5, 2013, 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 717 days

ElectionsJan 21 to Jan 3110 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 31 to Feb 44 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Mar 5 · stopped26 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 21 to Mar 5 · stopped12 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 21 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 31Reported from EL to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 7Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 8Sent to the House
  2. Feb 21Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Jan 31DR - TSDP: EL To ACSenate
  3. Feb 4Title Suff Do PassSenate
  4. Feb 7PassedSenate
  5. Feb 8Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 21Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives