Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 321
Blank space on ballots; remove and provide supplementary ballot if a candidate is removed from race after ballots are printed.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-365, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE BLANK SPACE FOR A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE AND PROVIDE THAT A SUPPLEMENTARY BALLOT SHALL BE PRINTED AND USED IN THE EVENT A CANDIDATE DIES, RESIGNS, WITHDRAWS OR IS REMOVED AFTER THE BALLOTS HAVE BEEN PRINTED BUT BEFORE AN ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-333, 23-15-523 AND 23-15-551, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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
January 10 to February 4, 2025, 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 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 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 10 – Feb 4
- Jan 10Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives