l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 572

Open primary; authorize a nonbinding referendum on the question of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A STATEWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A REFERENDUM ON THE QUESTION OF CONDUCTING OPEN PRIMARIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO ALLOW THE ELECTORATE TO VOTE "YES" OR "NO" ON THE QUESTION; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROVIDE SUCH BALLOTS TO THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF EACH COUNTY; TO REQUIRE ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS TO OR EXPENDITURES IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION, IN AMOUNTS AGGREGATING IN EXCESS OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS, OF THE PROPOSITION PRESENTED TO THE ELECTORATE IN THE STATEWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF OPEN PRIMARIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, TO FILE A REPORT; TO REQUIRE THE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONERS TO TRANSMIT THE RESULTS OF SUCH TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO TABULATE THE RESULTS AND CERTIFY SUCH RESULTS TO THE GOVERNOR; 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

Its course

January 20 to February 4, 2014, 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 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 20 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives