Mississippi 2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 3 R cosponsors

SB 2575 — Judicial candidates; revise political limitations on.

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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

28 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to SB 2575 removes restrictions that prevented political parties from fundraising for or endorsing candidates for nonpartisan judicial positions in Mississippi. Additionally, candidates for these positions can now accept contributions from political parties without facing penalties. This change is significant because it opens the door for increased financial support and political backing for judicial candidates, potentially altering the landscape of nonpartisan judicial elections.

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2575 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-973, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT CIRCUIT JUDGES FROM ALLOWING ANY CANDIDATE FOR JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, CIRCUIT JUDGE OR CHANCELLOR TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC DURING COURT TERMS;
2575 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-973, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT CIRCUIT JUDGES FROM ALLOWING ANY CANDIDATE FOR JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, CIRCUIT JUDGE OR CHANCELLOR TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC DURING COURT TERMS;
TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-976, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST A POLITICAL PARTY FUNDRAISING ON BEHALF OF OR ENDORSING A CANDIDATE OR OFFICE HOLDER OF A NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL OFFICE;
TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST A CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FOR A NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL OFFICE ACCEPTING A CONTRIBUTION FROM A POLITICAL PARTY;
It shall be unlawful for any candidate for any other office nominated or to be nominated at any primary election, wherein any candidate for any of the judicial offices in this section mentioned, is or are to be nominated, to align himself with any one or more of the candidates for said offices or to take any part whatever in any nomination S.
SECTION 2.
Section 23-15-976, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
S.
2575 *SS26/R1039* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 22/SS26/R1039 PAGE 1 (ens\kr) for any one or more of said judicial offices, except to cast his individual vote.
2575 *SS26/R1039PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 22/SS26/R1039PS PAGE 1 23-15-976.
* * * SECTION 2.
A judicial office is a nonpartisan office and a candidate for election thereto is prohibited from * * * qualifying for such an office based on party affiliation.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022.
* * * SECTION 3.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2022.
2575 *SS26/R1039* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R1039 ST:
2575 *SS26/R1039PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R1039PS ST:
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Apportionment and Elections

  3. Transmitted To House

  4. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  5. Motion to Reconsider Entered

  6. Passed As Amended

  7. Amended

  8. Title Suff Do Pass

  9. Referred To Elections

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (172)

172 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage as Amended

Passed 29 Yea · 17 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 19303
Unaffiliated 9701
Democrat 1700
Total 291704
% of votes cast 58%34%0%8%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Boyd — Yea
Branning — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Johnson — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Barnett — Nay
Blackmon — Nay
Butler A. (36th) — Nay
Butler K. (38th) — Nay
Horhn — Nay
Jordan — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Turner-Ford — Not Voting
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Nay
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Nay
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Nay
Reginald Jackson Democrat Nay
Rod Hickman Democrat Nay
Sarita Simmons Democrat Nay
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Nay
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Not Voting
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Nay
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Nay
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
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Not Voting
Scott DeLano Republican Nay
Tyler McCaughn Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2575?
SB 2575 is sponsored by Jeff Tate (Republican), Jeremy England (Republican), and Angela Burks Hill (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2575?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
Where can I track SB 2575?
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