SB2089 (COMMITTEE(As SUBSTITUTE)Passed the Senate) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

Senator(s) Burton, Dearing, Jackson (11th) Senate Bill 2089 (COMMITTEE(As SUBSTITUTE)Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-955, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHENREGARDLESS OF COURT PROCEEDINGS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW, ONCE A REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT FOLLOWS A REGULAR GENERAL ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE CONVENES, EACH HOUSE OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE LEGISLATURE SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER PRIMARY ELECTION CONTESTS THAT INVOLVE A SEAT IN ITS HOUSE;

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however, once a regular session of the Legislature that follows a regular general election for members of the Legislature convenes, each house of the Mississippi State Legislature shall have exclusive jurisdiction over primary election contests that involve a seat in its house regardless of any proceeding under any other provision of law.