l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

Senate Concurrent Resolution 535

Constitution; remove the electoral vote requirement for Governor.

Died in committee in the Senate, on January 31, 2017.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890 BY AMENDING SECTION 140 AND REPEALING SECTIONS 141 AND 142 TO ABOLISH THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE GOVERNOR BE ELECTED BY ELECTORAL VOTE OF THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON RECEIVING THE HIGHEST POPULAR VOTE AT THE GENERAL ELECTION SHALL BE GOVERNOR.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

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 Senate Jan 9 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 9Referred to the Senate committees on Rules and on Constitution
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9Referred To Rules;ConstitutionSenate
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate