Mississippi 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 293 — Congressional primaries; change time for holding in years without presidential election.

Last action — Approved by Governor

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tate Reeves (Republican) on April 17, 2025.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The bill has been updated to move the date for primary elections for U.S. Representatives in non-presidential election years from the first Tuesday in June to the second Tuesday in March. This change allows for earlier selection of candidates, which can help streamline the election process. Additionally, the amendments also involve adjusting deadlines for candidate qualifications and repealing outdated provisions related to the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee District elections. These changes are important as they could improve voter engagement and clarity around election timing.

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293 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-1031, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE TIME FOR HOLDING PRIMARY ELECTIONS FOR CONGRESSMEN IN YEARS WITHOUT A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FROM THE FIRST TUESDAY IN JUNE TO THE SECOND TUESDAY IN MARCH;
293 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-1031, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE TIME FOR HOLDING PRIMARY ELECTIONS FOR REPRESENTATIVES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES IN YEARS WITHOUT A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FROM THE FIRST TUESDAY IN JUNE TO THE SECOND TUESDAY IN MARCH;
TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-299, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM BY CHANGING QUALIFICATION DEADLINE IN THOSE YEARS WITHOUT A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TO JANUARY 15;
TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-299, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM BY CHANGING THE QUALIFICATION DEADLINE TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION;
TO AMEND TO CREATE A NEW SECTION OF LAW THAT PROVIDES THE TIMES FOR NOMINATING AND QUALIFYING FOR THE YAZOO - MISSISSIPPI DELTA LEVEE DISTRICTS;
TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-359, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM;
TO REPEAL SECTION 8, CHAPTER 12, LAWS OF 1928;
TO CREATE A NEW SECTION OF LAW THAT PROVIDES THE TIMES FOR NOMINATING AND QUALIFYING FOR THE YAZOO-MISSISSIPPI DELTA LEVEE DISTRICTS;
WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE DATES OF NOMINATIONS FOR YAZOO - MISSISSIPPI DELTA LEVEE COMMISSIONERS;
TO REPEAL SECTION 8, CHAPTER 12, LAWS OF 1928, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE DATES OF NOMINATIONS FOR YAZOO-MISSISSIPPI DELTA LEVEE COMMISSIONERS;
Except as provided by Section 23-15-1081, the first primary election for Congressmen shall be held on the * * * second Tuesday in * * * March of the years in which congressmen are elected, and a second primary, if necessary, shall be held four (4) weeks thereafter.
Except as provided by Section 23-15-1081, the first primary election for * * * Representatives in the Congress of the United States shall be held on the * * * second Tuesday in * * * March of the years in which * * * Representatives in the Congress of the United States are elected, and a second primary, if necessary, shall be held four (4) weeks thereafter.
Each year in which a presidential election is held, the congressional primary shall be held as provided in Section 23-15-1081.
Each year in which a presidential election is held, the congressional H.
The election shall be held in all districts of the state on the same day.
Candidates for United H.
293 *HR26/R1211PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 25/HR26/R1211PH PAGE 1 (ENK\KW) States Senator shall be nominated at the congressional primary next preceding the general election at which a senator is to be elected and in the same manner that congressmen are nominated.
293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 1 (ENK\KW) primary shall be held as provided in Section 23-15-1081.
The election shall be held in all districts of the state on the same day.
Candidates for United States Senator shall be nominated at the congressional primary next preceding the general election at which a senator is to be elected and in the same manner that * * * Representatives in the Congress of the United States are nominated.
If February 1 or the date of the qualifying deadline provided by statute for the office occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the assessments required to be paid by this paragraph (a) shall be paid by 5:00 p.m.
If February 1 or the date of the qualifying deadline provided by statute for the office occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the assessments required H.
on the business day immediately following the Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
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293 *HR26/R1211PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211PH PAGE 2(ENK\KW) (b) Assessments made pursuant to subsection (3)(a), (b) and (c) of Section 23-15-297 shall be paid by each independent candidate or special election candidate to the Secretary of State by 5:00 p.m.
293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 2(ENK\KW) to be paid by this paragraph (a) shall be paid by 5:00 p.m.
on the business day immediately following the Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
(b) Assessments made pursuant to subsection (3)(a), (b) and (c) of Section 23-15-297 shall be paid by each independent candidate or special election candidate to the Secretary of State by 5:00 p.m.
If February 1 or the date of the qualifying deadline provided by statute for the office occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the assessments required to be paid by this paragraph (a) shall be paid by 5:00 p.m.
If February 1 or the date of the H.
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293 *HR26/R1211PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211PH PAGE 3(ENK\KW) business day immediately following the Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 3(ENK\KW) qualifying deadline provided by statute for the office occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the assessments required to be paid by this paragraph (a) shall be paid by 5:00 p.m.
on the business day immediately following the Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
on the business day immediately following the Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
on the H.
The circuit clerk shall forward the fee and all H.
293 *HR26/R1211PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211PH PAGE 4(ENK\KW) necessary information to the secretary of the proper county election commission within two (2) business days.
293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 4(ENK\KW) business day immediately following the Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
The circuit clerk shall forward the fee and all necessary information to the secretary of the proper county election commission within two (2) business days.
sixty (60) days before the presidential preference primary in years in which a presidential preference primary is held;
* * * seventy-five (75) days before the * * * congressional preference primary * * *;
however, no such assessments may be paid before January 1 of the year in which the primary election for the office is held.
however, no such assessments may be paid before * * * December 1 of the year * * * before the primary election for the office is held.
Assessments made pursuant to subsection (1)(g) and (h) of Section 23-15-297, in years when a presidential preference primary is not being held, shall be paid by each candidate who seeks a nomination in the political party election to the secretary of the state executive committee with which the candidate is affiliated by 5:00 p.m.
* * * If * * * seventy-five (75) days before the * * * congressional preference primary * * * occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the assessments required to be paid by this paragraph (a) shall be paid by 5:00 p.m.
on * * * January 15 of the year in which the primary election for the office is held;
however, no such assessments may be paid before January 1 of the year in which the primary election for the office is held.
If sixty (60) days before the presidential preference primary in years in which a presidential preference primary is held, * * * January 15, or the date of the qualifying deadline provided by statute for the office occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the assessments required to be paid by this H.
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293 *HR26/R1211PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211PH PAGE 5(ENK\KW) paragraph (a) shall be paid by 5:00 p.m.
sixty (60) days before the presidential preference primary in years in which a presidential preference primary is held;
* * * seventy-five (75) days before the * * * congressional preference primary in years in which a * * * congressional preference primary is held;
however, no such assessments may be paid before January 1 of the year in which the primary election for the office is held.
however, no such assessments may be paid before * * * December 1 of the year * * * before the primary election for the office is held.
Assessments made pursuant to subsection (3)(f) and (g) of Section 23-15-297, in years when a presidential preference primary is not being held, shall be paid by each independent candidate or special election candidate to the Secretary of State by 5:00 p.m.
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on * * * January 15 of the year in which the primary election for the office is held;
however, no such assessments may be paid before January 1 of the year in which the primary election for the office is held.
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If sixty (60) days before the presidential preference primary in years in which a presidential preference primary is held, * * * January 15, or the date of the qualifying deadline provided by statute for the office occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the assessments required to be paid by this paragraph (b) shall be paid by 5:00 p.m.
on the business day immediately following the Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
(4) (a) The fees paid pursuant to subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section shall be accompanied by a written statement H.
293 *HR26/R1211PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211PH PAGE 6(ENK\KW) containing the name and address of the candidate, the party with which he or she is affiliated, if applicable, the email address of the candidate, if any, and the office for which he or she is a candidate.
293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 5(ENK\KW) If * * * seventy-five (75) days before the * * * congressional preference primary * * * occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the assessments required to be paid by this paragraph (b) shall be paid by 5:00 p.m.
on the business day immediately following the Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
(4) (a) The fees paid pursuant to subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section shall be accompanied by a written statement containing the name and address of the candidate, the party with which he or she is affiliated, if applicable, the email address of the candidate, if any, and the office for which he or she is a candidate.
(5) The Secretary of State or the secretary or circuit clerk to whom such payments are made shall promptly receipt for same stating the office for which the candidate making payment is running and the political party with which he or she is affiliated, if applicable, and he or she shall keep an itemized account in detail showing the exact time and date of the receipt of each payment received by him or her and, where applicable, the H.
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293 *HR26/R1211PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211PH PAGE 7(ENK\KW) date of the postmark on the envelope containing the fee and from whom, and for what office the party paying same is a candidate.
293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 6(ENK\KW) (5) The Secretary of State or the secretary or circuit clerk to whom such payments are made shall promptly receipt for same stating the office for which the candidate making payment is running and the political party with which he or she is affiliated, if applicable, and he or she shall keep an itemized account in detail showing the exact time and date of the receipt of each payment received by him or her and, where applicable, the date of the postmark on the envelope containing the fee and from whom, and for what office the party paying same is a candidate.
(7) (a) Upon receipt of the proper fee and all necessary information, the proper executive committee or the Secretary of State, whichever is applicable, shall then determine at the time of the qualifying deadline, unless otherwise provided by law, whether each candidate is a qualified elector of the state, state district, county or county district which they seek to serve, and whether each candidate meets all other qualifications to hold the office he or she is seeking or presents absolute proof that he or she will, subject to no contingencies, meet all qualifications on or before the date of the general or special election at which he or she could be elected to office.
(7) (a) Upon receipt of the proper fee and all necessary information, the proper executive committee or the Secretary of State, whichever is applicable, shall then determine at the time of the qualifying deadline, unless otherwise provided by law, whether each candidate is a qualified elector of the state, state district, county or county district which they seek to serve, and H.
The proper executive committee or the Secretary of State, whichever is applicable, shall determine whether the candidate has taken the steps necessary to H.
293 *HR26/R1211PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211PH PAGE 8(ENK\KW) qualify for more than one (1) office at the election.
293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 7(ENK\KW) whether each candidate meets all other qualifications to hold the office he or she is seeking or presents absolute proof that he or she will, subject to no contingencies, meet all qualifications on or before the date of the general or special election at which he or she could be elected to office.
The proper executive committee or the Secretary of State, whichever is applicable, shall determine whether the candidate has taken the steps necessary to qualify for more than one (1) office at the election.
(b) If the proper executive committee or the Secretary of State, whichever is applicable, finds that a candidate either (i) is not a qualified elector, (ii) does not meet all qualifications to hold the office he or she seeks and fails to provide absolute proof, subject to no contingencies, that he or she will meet the qualifications on or before the date of the general or special election at which he or she could be elected, or (iii) has been convicted of a felony or other disqualifying offense as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, and not pardoned, then the executive committee shall notify the candidate and give the candidate an opportunity to be heard.
(b) If the proper executive committee or the Secretary of State, whichever is applicable, finds that a candidate either (i) is not a qualified elector, (ii) does not meet all qualifications to hold the office he or she seeks and fails to provide absolute proof, subject to no contingencies, that he or she will meet the qualifications on or before the date of the H.
The executive committee shall mail notice to the candidate at least three (3) business days before the hearing to the address provided by the H.
293 *HR26/R1211PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211PH PAGE 9(ENK\KW) candidate on the qualifying forms, and the committee shall attempt to contact the candidate by telephone, email and facsimile if the candidate provided this information on the forms.
293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 8(ENK\KW) general or special election at which he or she could be elected, or (iii) has been convicted of a felony or other disqualifying offense as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, and not pardoned, then the executive committee shall notify the candidate and give the candidate an opportunity to be heard.
The executive committee shall mail notice to the candidate at least three (3) business days before the hearing to the address provided by the candidate on the qualifying forms, and the committee shall attempt to contact the candidate by telephone, email and facsimile if the candidate provided this information on the forms.
(8) No candidate may qualify by filing the information required by this section by using the Internet.
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293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 9(ENK\KW) (8) No candidate may qualify by filing the information required by this section by using the Internet.
Nomination of candidates for the office of commissioner of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee District, by any political party, shall be made by counties, or parts of a county having a levee commissioner, and the primary elections for that purpose shall be held on the second Tuesday in March.
Section 23-15-359, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
The qualification deadline for such election shall be by 5:00 p.m.
23-15-359.
(1) Except as provided in this section, the ballot shall contain the names of all party nominees certified by the appropriate executive committee, and independent and special election candidates who have timely filed petitions containing the required signatures and assessments that must be paid pursuant to Section 23-15-297, if the candidates and nominees meet all of the qualifications to hold the office sought.
A petition requesting that an independent or special election candidate's name be placed on the ballot for any office shall be filed as provided for in subsection (3) or (4) of this section, as appropriate, and shall be signed by not less than the following number of qualified electors:
(a) For an office elected by the state at large, not less than one thousand (1,000) qualified electors.
(b) For an office elected by the qualified electors of a Supreme Court district, not less than three hundred (300) qualified electors.
(c) For an office elected by the qualified electors of a congressional district, not less than two hundred (200) qualified electors.
293 *HR26/R1211PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211PH PAGE 10(ENK\KW) sixty (60) days before the presidential preference primary in years in which a presidential preference primary is held.
293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 10(ENK\KW) (d) For an office elected by the qualified electors of a circuit or chancery court district, not less than one hundred (100) qualified electors.
In years when a presidential preference primary is not being held, the qualification deadline shall be by 5:00 p.m.
(e) For an office elected by the qualified electors of a senatorial or representative district, not less than fifty (50) qualified electors.
on January 15 of the year in which the primary election for the office is held.
(f) For an office elected by the qualified electors of a county, not less than fifty (50) qualified electors.
If sixty (60) days before the presidential preference primary in years in which a presidential preference primary is held, January 15, or the date of the qualifying deadline provided by statute for the office occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the qualifying deadline shall be by 5:00 p.m.
(g) For an office elected by the qualified electors of a supervisors district, not less than fifteen (15) qualified electors.
(h) For the Office of President of the United States, a party nominee or independent candidate shall pay an assessment in the amount of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00).
(2) (a) Unless the petition or fee, whichever is applicable, required above shall be filed as provided for in subsection (3), (4) or (5) of this section, as appropriate, the name of the person requested to be a candidate, unless nominated by a political party, shall not be placed upon the ballot.
The ballot shall contain the names of each candidate for each office, and the names shall be listed under the name of the political party that candidate represents as provided by law and as certified to the circuit clerk by the state executive committee of the political party.
In the event the candidate qualifies as an H.
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293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 11(ENK\KW) independent as provided in this section, he or she shall be listed on the ballot as an independent candidate.
(b) The name of an independent or special election candidate who dies before the printing of the ballots, shall not be placed on the ballots.
(3) Petitions for offices described in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of subsection (1) of this section shall be filed with the Secretary of State by no later than 5:00 p.m.
on the same date or business day, as applicable, by which candidates are required to pay the fee provided for in Section 23-15-297;
* * * and, no petition may be filed before * * * the date specified in Section 23-15-299.
(4) Petitions for offices described in paragraphs (f) and (g) of subsection (1) of this section shall be filed with the proper circuit clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m.
on the same date by which candidates are required to pay the fee provided for in Section 23-15-297;
however, no petition may be filed before January 1 of the year in which the election for the office is held.
The circuit clerk shall notify the county election commissioners of all persons who have filed petitions with the clerk.
The notification shall occur within two (2) business days and shall contain all necessary information.
(5) The assessment for the office described in paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of this section shall be paid to the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State shall deposit any qualifying H.
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293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 12(ENK\KW) fees received from candidates into the Elections Support Fund established in Section 23-15-5.
(6) The election commissioners may also have printed upon the ballot any local issue election matter that is authorized to be held on the same date as the regular or general election pursuant to Section 23-15-375;
however, the ballot form of the local issue must be filed with the election commissioners by the appropriate governing authority not less than sixty (60) days before the date of the election.
(7) The provisions of this section shall not apply to municipal elections or to the election of the offices of justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, circuit judge, chancellor, county court judge, justice court judge and family court judge.
(8) Nothing in this section shall prohibit special elections to fill vacancies in either house of the Legislature from being held as provided in Section 23-15-851.
In all elections conducted under the provisions of Section 23-15-851, there shall be printed on the ballot the name of any candidate who, not having been nominated by a political party, shall have been requested to be a candidate for any office by a petition filed with the Secretary of State and signed by not less than fifty (50) qualified electors.
(9) (a) The appropriate election commission shall determine whether each candidate is a qualified elector of the state, state district, county or county district they seek to serve, and H.
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293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 13(ENK\KW) whether each candidate meets all other qualifications to hold the office he or she is seeking or presents absolute proof that he or she will, subject to no contingencies, meet all qualifications on or before the date of the general or special election at which he or she could be elected to office.
The election commission shall determine whether the candidate has taken the steps necessary to qualify for more than one (1) office at the election.
The election commission also shall determine whether any candidate has been convicted (i) of any felony in a court of this state, (ii) on or after December 8, 1992, of any offense in another state which is a felony under the laws of this state, (iii) of any felony in a federal court on or after December 8, 1992, or (iv) of any offense that involved the misuse or abuse of his or her office or money coming into his or her hands by virtue of the office.
Excepted from the above are convictions of manslaughter and violations of the United States Internal Revenue Code or any violations of the tax laws of this state.
(b) If the appropriate election commission finds that a candidate either (i) is not a qualified elector, (ii) does not meet all qualifications to hold the office he or she seeks and fails to provide absolute proof, subject to no contingencies, that he or she will meet the qualifications on or before the date of the general or special election at which he or she could be elected, or (iii) has been convicted of a felony or other disqualifying offense as described in paragraph (a) of this H.
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293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 14(ENK\KW) subsection, and not pardoned, then the election commission shall notify the candidate and give the candidate an opportunity to be heard.
The election commission shall mail notice to the candidate at least three (3) business days before the hearing to the address provided by the candidate on the qualifying forms, and the committee shall attempt to contact the candidate by telephone, email and facsimile if the candidate provided this information on the forms.
If the candidate fails to appear at the hearing or to prove that he or she meets all qualifications to hold the office subject to no contingencies, then the name of such candidate shall not be placed upon the ballot.
If the appropriate election commission determines that the candidate has taken the steps necessary to qualify for more than one (1) office at the election, the action required by Section 23-15-905, shall be taken.
(10) If after the deadline to qualify as a candidate for an office or after the time for holding any party primary for an office, only one (1) person has duly qualified to be a candidate for the office in the general election, the name of that person shall be placed on the ballot;
provided, however, that if not more than one (1) person duly qualified to be a candidate for each office on the general election ballot, the election for all offices on the ballot shall be dispensed with and the appropriate election commission shall declare each candidate elected without opposition if the candidate meets all the qualifications to hold the office as determined pursuant to a review by the election H.
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293 *HR26/R1211SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR26/R1211SG PAGE 15(ENK\KW) commission in accordance with the provisions of subsection (9) of this section and if the candidate has filed all required campaign finance disclosure reports as required by Section 23-15-807.
(11) The petition required by this section may not be filed by using the Internet.
SECTION 4.
Nomination of candidates for the office of Commissioner of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee District, by any political party, shall be made by counties, or parts of a county having a levee commissioner, and the primary elections for that purpose shall be held on the second Tuesday in March.
The qualification deadline for such election shall be by 5:00 p.m.
seventy-five (75) days before the congressional preference primary in years in which a congressional preference primary is held.
If seventy-five (75) days before the congressional preference primary in years in which a congressional preference primary is held, occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the qualifying deadline shall be by 5:00 p.m.
SECTION 4.
Section 8, Chapter 12, Laws of 1928, which provides for the dates of the nominations for Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Commissioners, is repealed.
Section 8, Chapter 12, Laws of 1928, which provides for the dates of the nominations for Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Commissioners, is repealed.
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  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  5. Motion to Reconsider Entered (Sanford, Tullos)

  6. Conference Report Adopted

  7. Conference Report Adopted

  8. Conference Report Filed

  9. Conference Report Filed

  10. Conferees Named England,Blackwell,Blount

  11. Conferees Named Sanford,Tullos,James-Jones

  12. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

  13. Returned For Concurrence

  14. Passed As Amended

  15. Amended

  16. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  17. Referred To Elections

  18. Transmitted To Senate

  19. Passed As Amended

  20. Amended

  21. Title Suff Do Pass

  22. Referred To Apportionment and Elections

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Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 12001
Republican 32000
Unaffiliated 5001
Total 49002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Jordan — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Horhn — Not Voting
Albert Butler Democrat Not Voting
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Yea
Gary Brumfield Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Juan Barnett Democrat Yea
Reginald Jackson Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Andy Berry Republican Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brian Rhodes Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chris Johnson Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Nicole Boyd Republican Yea
Philman Ladner Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 51 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 13000
Republican 32000
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 51000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Horhn — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Yea
Gary Brumfield Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Juan Barnett Democrat Yea
Reginald Jackson Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Andy Berry Republican Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brian Rhodes Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chris Johnson Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Nicole Boyd Republican Yea
Philman Ladner Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 119 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 76001
Democrat 38000
Independent 2000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 119001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Lancaster — Yea
Paden — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Cheikh Taylor Democrat Yea
Christopher M. Bell Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Fabian Nelson Democrat Yea
Gregory Holloway, Sr. Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeffrey Hulum III Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Juan Barnett Democrat Yea
Justis Gibbs Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Karl Gibbs Democrat Yea
Keith Jackson Democrat Yea
Kenji Holloway Democrat Yea
Lataisha Jackson Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tamarra Butler-Washington Democrat Yea
Timaka James-Jones Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Andy Boyd Republican Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Beth Luther Waldo Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brad Mattox Republican Yea
Brent Anderson Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Celeste Hurst Republican Yea
Chris Johnson Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Clay Mansell Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Bell Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Elliot Burch Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jill Ford Republican Yea
Jim Estrada Republican Yea
Jimmy Fondren Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Jonathan McMillan Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Josh Hawkins Republican Yea
Justin Keen Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Kimberly Remak Republican Yea
Lance Varner Republican Not Voting
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Philman Ladner Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Rodney Hall Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Lott Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
W.I. "Doc" Harris Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea
Zachary Grady Republican Yea

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