l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 541

Municipal primary elections; revise procedure for nominating candidates during when only one candidate qualifies.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-309, 23-15-171 AND 23-15-305, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF AFTER THE DEADLINE TO QUALIFY AS A CANDIDATE FOR AN OFFICE, ONLY ONE PERSON HAS DULY QUALIFIED TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR AN OFFICE IN THE MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION, THE PROPER MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL PLACE THE NAME OF THAT PERSON ON THE MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT; TO PROVIDE THAT IF NOT MORE THAN ONE PERSON HAS DULY QUALIFIED TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR EACH OFFICE ON THE PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT, THE ELECTION FOR ALL OFFICES ON THE BALLOT SHALL BE DISPENSED WITH AND THE MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL DECLARE EACH CANDIDATE AS THE PARTY NOMINEE IF THE CANDIDATE MEETS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS TO HOLD THE OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER THE MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION, THE PROPER MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL DECLARE THE UNOPPOSED PERSON TO BE THE PARTY NOMINEE FOR THAT OFFICE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-361 AND 23-15-857, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 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

Its course

January 12 to February 1, 2022, 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 12 to Feb 1 · stopped20 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 12 to Feb 1 · stopped20 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 12 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 12Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives