l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 942

The Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act; create.

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 CREATE THE "UNIFORM FAITHFUL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT EACH POLITICAL PARTY OR UNAFFILIATED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE NAMES OF TWO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS FOR EACH ELECTOR POSITION IN THIS STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS MUST BE DESIGNATED AS THE ELECTOR NOMINEE AND THE OTHER MUST BE DESIGNATED AS THE ALTERNATE ELECTOR NOMINEE; TO REQUIRE EACH ELECTOR NOMINATED BY A POLITICAL PARTY UNDER OR BY AN UNAFFILIATED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SHALL EXECUTE A PLEDGE; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PRESIDE AT THE MEETING OF THE ELECTORS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL PREPARE A CERTIFICATE OF VOTE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ELECTORS ON THE FINAL LIST SHALL SIGN THE CERTIFICATE; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 23-15-1081 AND 23-15-1085, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR MISSISSIPPI'S PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES AND DELEGATE SELECTION; 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 committees on Apportionment and Elections and on Constitution
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Apportionment and Elections;ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives