Mississippi House Bill 1427 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Revise The Provisions Regulating Election Contests; To Provide That The Election Contests For Primary, Runoff, General And Special Elections Shall Be Treated The Same; To Provide That Such Contests Must Be Filed Within Twenty Days After The Election; To Provide That The Circuit Clerk Shall Notify The Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court, Who Shall Designate And Notify A Retired Judge On Senior Status Of A District Other Than The One That Embraces The Area Involved In The Contest To Hear The Contest; To Provide For Service Of Process In The Contest; To Exempt Contests Of The Legislature From These Provisions; To Provide That Such Contest Shall Not Be Heard By A Jury; To Amend Section 23-15-911, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Process The Examination Of The Ballot Box; To Amend Section 23-15-933, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Election Commissioners Shall Not Attend The Hearing On The Contest; To Amend Section 23-15-937, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Decision Of The Judge Shall Be Rendered As Expeditiously As Possible So That The Resolution Of The Contest Can Provide For A Timely Resolution Of Any Resulting Elections; To Amend Section 23-15-939, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Compensation For The Services Of The Election Commissions During An Election Contest; To Amend Sections 23-15-941, 23-15-955, 23-15-961, 23-15-963, 23-15-921, 23-15-927, 23-15-929, 23-15-935 And 23-15-953, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-913, 23-15-923, 23-15-925, 23-15-931, 23-15-951, 23-15-957 And 23-15-615, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Elections contests; revise provisions of.

Rep. Celeste Hurst [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	615	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	911	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	913	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	921	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	923	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	925	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	927	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	929	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	931	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	933	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	935	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	937	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	939	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	941	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	951	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	953	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	955	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	957	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	961	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	963	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1427.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1427IN.htm