Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 1405
Municipal general election ballots; provide that only the names of those opposed candidates shall be printed upon.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-361, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF ONLY ONE PERSON HAS DULY QUALIFIED TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR A MUNICIPAL OFFICE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION, THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION SHALL DECLARE THAT PERSON ELECTED WITHOUT OPPOSITION AND THE NAME OF THAT PERSON SHALL NOT BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-309, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE A MINOR, NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-15-333, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THE FORM OF THE BALLOT IN COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTIONS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-15-359, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THE FORM OF THE BALLOT IN COUNTY GENERAL ELECTIONS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 17 to March 3, 2020, 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 RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days
Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 17 to Mar 3 · 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 Feb 17 – Mar 3
- Feb 17Referred to the House committees on Apportionment and Elections and on Municipalities
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 17Referred To Apportionment and Elections;MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives