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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 497

Election contests; revise procedures for deciding those that result after primary elections.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 28, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-927, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PROCEDURE FOR FILING AN ELECTION CONTEST FOR A PERSON DESIRING TO CONTEST THE ELECTION OF ANOTHER PERSON RETURNED AS THE NOMINEE OF THE PARTY OF ANY COUNTY OR COUNTY DISTRICT OFFICE OR ANY LEGISLATIVE, STATE, CONGRESSIONAL OR JUDICIAL DISTRICT; TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES TO HEAR ELECTION CONTESTS FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS; TO REVISE THE PETITION THAT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO FILE A PRIMARY ELECTION CONTEST; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-929, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE CIRCUIT CLERK TO PROVIDE NOTICE BY EMAIL UPON THE FILING OF A PETITION IN A PRIMARY ELECTION CONTEST; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-931 AND 23-15-933, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OF THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL IN A PRIMARY ELECTION CONTEST AND GIVE THAT DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY TO THE JUDGE HEARING THE CONTEST; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-951, 23-15-263, 23-15-913 AND 23-15-939, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-961, 23-15-963, 23-15-911, 23-15-937, 23-15-941 AND 23-15-953, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 23-15-921 AND 23-15-923, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE THE PROCESS FOR A PERSON DESIRING TO CONTEST THE ELECTIONS OF ANOTHER PERSON RETURNED AS THE NOMINEE OF THE PARTY TO ANY COUNTY OR COUNTY DISTRICT OFFICE OR AS THE NOMINEE OF A LEGISLATIVE, STATE, CONGRESSIONAL OR JUDICIAL DISTRICT; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-925, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ALLOWS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO SUBPOENA WITNESSES FOR A PRIMARY ELECTION CONTEST; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-935, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES ELECTION COMMISSIONERS TO ATTEND THE HEARINGS OF A PRIMARY ELECTION CONTEST; 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

1 co-sponsor

Deborah Butler Dixon

Its course

January 13 to February 28, 2017, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 725 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 13 to Jan 2512 days

In the SenateFeb 7 to Feb 28 · stopped21 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 20 to Feb 28 · stopped8 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 13 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 7Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 7 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 7Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Holland, Denny, Reynolds and Hines)
  2. Feb 10Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Elections
  5. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 7Motion to Reconsider Entered (Holland, Denny, Reynolds, Hines)House of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 20Referred To Judiciary, Division A;ElectionsSenate
  8. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate