2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB38: General election ballot; revise the order of names printed on.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-367, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Appearance Of Names On General Election Ballots So That Nominees Of The Political Parties Whose Nominees For President Received At Least Ten Percent Of The Votes Cast In The Previous Presidential Election Shall Be Listed First Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name, And Then Nominees Of Any Other Political Parties Shall Be Listed Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name Qualified To Conduct Primary Elections, Shall Be Listed Next Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name, Followed By Any Other Candidates Listed Alphabetically By Last Name; To Amend Section 23-15-361, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Appearance Of Names On Municipal General Election Ballots So That Nominees Of The Republican And Democrat Political Parties Shall Be Listed First Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name, And Then Nominees Of Any Other Political Parties, Qualified To Conduct Primary Elections, Shall Be Listed Next Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name, Followed By Any Other Candidates Listed Alphabetically By Last Name; To Amend Sections 23-15-511 And 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

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Bill History

1/10/2025
Referred To Apportionment and Elections
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Committee Substitute Adopted
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Transmitted To Senate
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Referred To Elections
Senate
3/4/2025
Died In Committee
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House Passed
2/5/2025
93
Yea
16
Nay
11
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Becky Currie
Becky Currie
Republican

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/6/202529.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/23/202529.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/202528.6 KB