Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.
2022 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2297
Municipal clerk; authorize to certify the results of a municipal election under certain circumstances.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-35 AND 23-15-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE EVENT THAT THE MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE ELECTION INTEGRITY ASSURANCE COMMITTEE FAIL TO CERTIFY THE RESULTS OF A MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION, THE MUNICIPAL CLERK SHALL CERTIFY THE ELECTION RESULTS TO THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-611, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION AND THE ELECTION INTEGRITY ASSURANCE COMMITTEE FAIL TO CERTIFY THE RESULTS OF THE MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION, THE MUNICIPAL CLERK SHALL CERTIFY THE ELECTION RESULTS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-15-266, 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 17 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 SenateJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
ElectionsJan 17 to Feb 1 · 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 Senate Jan 17 – Feb 1
- Jan 17Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeSenate