Mississippi Senate Bill 2427

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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 Create The Mississippi Recall Act Of 2024 To Provide A Procedure For The Recall Of State Officials, Members Of The Legislature And Local Elected Officials; To Provide Definitions; To Prescribe Those Officials Subject To Recall; To Prescribe The Number Of Electors Needed To Demand A Recall; To Provide For The Application For And Time Of Filing A Recall Petition By Sponsors; To Provide A Form For The Recall Petition; To Prescribe Those Electors Eligible To Sign A Recall Petition And A Procedure For The Verification Of Signatures; To Prohibit Certain Persons From Circulating A Petition Or Application; To Provide For The Determination Of Legal Sufficiency Of A Petition By The Local Board Of Election Commissioners; To Provide For The Manner Of Conducting A Recall Election; To Provide For The Filing Of Subsequent Recall Petitions Following A Recall Election Or Denial Of Recall Petition; To Require The Secretary Of State To Print The Application Forms And Petition Forms And Distribute The Forms To The Boards Of Election Commissioners; To Authorize The State Board Of Election Commissioners To Promulgate Regulations To Implement This Act; To Authorize An Application To The Circuit Court To Compel Compliance With Recall Procedures; To Prohibit Giving Or Receiving Money To Sign Petitions Or Affidavits For Recall And Other Recall Infractions, And To Provide Criminal Penalties Therefor; To Repeal Sections 25-5-3 Through 25-5-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide A Recall Procedure For Local Officials Pursuant To Petition And Election; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Recall Act of 2024; enact.

Sen. Jeremy England [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-16	Senate	Referred To Elections;Government Structure

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	5	11	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	13	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	15	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	17	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	19	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	21	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	23	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	25	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	27	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	29	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	3	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	31	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	33	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	35	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	37	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	5	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	7	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
25	5	9	Repealed Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2427.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2427IN.htm