2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB207: Qualifying deadlines; revise certain to be at least 90 days before the election.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-785, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualification Deadline For Presidential Candidates From Sixty Days Before The Election To Ninety Days Before The Election; To Amend Section 37-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualification Deadline For Boards Of Trustee Of School Districts From Not More Than Ninety And Not Less Than Sixty Days Before The Election To Not More Than One Hundred Twenty Days And Not Less Than Ninety Days Before The Election; To Amend Section 37-5-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualification Deadline For County Boards Of Education From Not More Than Ninety And Not Less Than Sixty Days Before The Election To Not More Than One Hundred Twenty Days And Not Less Than Ninety Days Before The Election; To Amend Sections 37-7-225 And 37-7-711, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-839, 23-15-851, 23-15-853 And 23-15-855, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualification Deadline For Special Elections To Fill Vacancies For County And County District Offices, Legislative Offices, Congressional Offices And United States Senator Offices; 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
113
Yea
4
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/6/202526.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/23/202526.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/202515.7 KB