Mississippi House Bill 1011 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "nonpartisan Municipal Elections Act"; To Provide That A Municipal Office Shall Be Nonpartisan; To Provide Definitions For Such Act; To Provide When The Candidate Shall File Their Intent To Be A Candidate And The Amount Of Fees Applicable For Such Office; To Provide How The Names Of The Candidates Shall Be Grouped On A Ballot; To Provide The Procedure When Two Or More Candidates Qualify For Municipal Office; To Amend Section 21-7-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Provision Of Law That Provides For The Party Nomination Of A Mayor; To Amend Sections 21-8-7, 21-15-1, 23-15-21, 23-15-31, 23-15-173, 23-15-313, 23-15-367, 23-15-411, 23-15-465, 23-15-507, 23-15-559, 23-15-713, 23-15-801, 23-15-885 And 23-15-911, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Repeal Section 23-15-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Procedure For Municipal Primary Elections; And For Related Purposes.

"Nonpartisan Municipal Elections Act"; create.

Rep. Mark DuVall [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-17		Referred To Municipalities;Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB1011.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1011IN.htm