HB1427: Elections contests; revise provisions of.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Revise The Provisions Regulating Election Contests; To Provide That The Election Contests For Primary, Runoff, General And Special Elections Shall Be Treated The Same; To Provide That Such Contests Must Be Filed Within Twenty Days After The Election; To Provide That The Circuit Clerk Shall Notify The Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court, Who Shall Designate And Notify A Retired Judge On Senior Status Of A District Other Than The One That Embraces The Area Involved In The Contest To Hear The Contest; To Provide For Service Of Process In The Contest; To Exempt Contests Of The Legislature From These Provisions; To Provide That Such Contest Shall Not Be Heard By A Jury; To Amend Section 23-15-911, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Process The Examination Of The Ballot Box; To Amend Section 23-15-933, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Election Commissioners Shall Not Attend The Hearing On The Contest; To Amend Section 23-15-937, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Decision Of The Judge Shall Be Rendered As Expeditiously As Possible So That The Resolution Of The Contest Can Provide For A Timely Resolution Of Any Resulting Elections; To Amend Section 23-15-939, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Compensation For The Services Of The Election Commissions During An Election Contest; To Amend Sections 23-15-941, 23-15-955, 23-15-961, 23-15-963, 23-15-921, 23-15-927, 23-15-929, 23-15-935 And 23-15-953, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-913, 23-15-923, 23-15-925, 23-15-931, 23-15-951, 23-15-957 And 23-15-615, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.