Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2583
Election contests; amend procedure to apply the same judicial process to all.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-911, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW ALL MATERIALS TO BE EXAMINED BY A CANDIDATE OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE DURING AN ELECTION CONTEST; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-921, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AMEND THE PETITION FILING PROCESS FOR CONTESTED ELECTIONS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 23-15-927, 23-15-929, 23-15-935, AND 23-15-953, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-933, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT ALL THE COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE MUST CONCUR TO THE FINDING OF FACTS FOR THE ELECTION CONTEST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR APPELLATE REVIEW; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-937, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ELECTION CONTESTS TO PRIMARY AND RUNOFF ELECTIONS TO HAVE JUDGEMENTS RENDERED AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-939, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROVISION ALLOWING ELECTION COMMISSIONERS TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR SERVICES RENDERED DURING AN ELECTION CONTEST; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-941, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO APPLY THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION TO ALL ELECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-955, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO APPLY THE PROCEEDING PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION TO SPECIAL AND GENERAL ELECTION CONTESTS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-15-957, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-961, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AMEND THE TIMELINE FOR CONTESTING QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-963, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW GENERAL ELECTION CONTESTS TO BE FILED WITH THE ELECTION COMMISSION FOR WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS FILED NOTICE OF A PARTY NOMINATED CANDIDATE; 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
February 19 to March 5, 2024, 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 SenateFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
ElectionsFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.