Mississippi 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 730 — Municipalities; authorize those of certain size to conduct special elections at one polling place.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

7 added · 5 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 730 adds a requirement for a sign to be placed in front of each closed precinct on election day. This change is important because it helps inform voters about where they should go to cast their ballots, potentially reducing confusion and ensuring a smoother voting process. Additionally, while the language about adjusting precinct lines was kept, the overall focus on clear communication to voters has been strengthened.

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HB 730 (As Introduced) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
HB 730 (As Passed the House) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representatives Rushing, Reynolds House Bill 730 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-859, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ANY MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION OF 2,500 RESIDENTS OR LESS TO CONDUCT A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ANY ISSUE OR CANDIDATE AT ONE CENTRALIZED POLLING PLACE;
Representatives Rushing, Reynolds House Bill 730 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-859, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ANY MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION OF 2,500 RESIDENTS OR LESS TO CONDUCT A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ANY ISSUE OR CANDIDATE AT ONE CENTRALIZED POLLING PLACE;
     (3)  Any municipality with a population of two thousand five hundred (2,500) residents or less according to the latest federal decennial census may conduct a special election for any candidate or issue at one (1) centralized polling location.  Such polling place may be located at city hall or another location.  The notice of the election with the location thereof shall be published in some newspaper published at least once per week in the municipality affected for three (3) weeks preceding the date set for the special election, or if there be no newspaper published in the municipality, then in some newspaper having general circulation in the municipality and by posting notices continuously in three (3) public places in the municipality, one (1) of which shall be city hall or be the regular location where the municipal governing authority meets to conduct business not less than three (3) weeks before the date for the special election.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to the special election of one (1) alderman, or the equivalent thereof, in a single ward.
     (3)  Any municipality with a population of two thousand five hundred (2,500) residents or less according to the latest federal decennial census may conduct a special election for any candidate or issue at one (1) centralized polling location.  Such polling place may be located at city hall or another location.  The notice of the election with the location thereof shall be published in some newspaper published at least once per week in the municipality affected for three (3) weeks preceding the date set for the special election, or if there be no newspaper published in the municipality, then in some newspaper having general circulation in the municipality and by posting notices continuously in three (3) public places in the municipality, one (1) of which shall be city hall or be the regular location where the municipal governing authority meets to conduct business not less than three (3) weeks before the date for the special election.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to the special election of one (1) alderman, or the equivalent thereof, in a single ward.  A sign shall be placed in front of each closed precinct of the voting location for election that day.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Elections

  3. Transmitted To Senate

  4. Passed As Amended

  5. Amended

  6. Title Suff Do Pass

  7. DR - TSDP: AE To MU

  8. Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Municipalities

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Reynolds

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage as Amended

Passed 91 Yea · 24 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 49104
Democrat 14901
Unaffiliated 261401
Independent 2000
Total 912406
% of votes cast 75%20%0%5%
How each member voted (121)
Member Party Vote
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Young — Yea
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Andrews — Yea
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Bomgar — Yea
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anderson (110th) — Nay
Bell (65th) — Nay
Blackmon — Nay
Dortch — Nay
Hopkins — Nay
Hudson — Nay
Jackson — Nay
Johnson — Nay
Paden — Nay
Straughter — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Walker — Nay
Williams-Barnes — Nay
Williamson — Nay
Gibbs (72nd) — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Nay
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Nay
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Nay
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Nay
Kabir Karriem Democrat Not Voting
Omeria Scott Democrat Nay
Oscar Denton Democrat Nay
Otis Anthony Democrat Nay
Percy W. Watson Democrat Nay
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Nay
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Not Voting
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Not Voting
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Not Voting
Jerry R. Turner Republican Nay
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Not Voting
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson 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 Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 730?
HB 730 is sponsored by Randy Rushing (Republican) and Reynolds.
What is the current status of HB 730?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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