HB725: Elections; create a procedure for a candidate to challenge his or her disqualification.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-299, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Executive Committee Must Render A Decision On Whether The Name Of A Candidate Shall Appear On A Ballot Within A Certain Time; To Provide That A Candidate Aggrieved By The Decision Of An Executive Committee To Not Place His Or Her Name On The Ballot May File A Petition For Judicial Review To The Circuit Court Of The County In Which The Election Officials Whose Decision Is Being Reviewed Sits; To Provide The Process For The Judicial Review; To Provide That Such Judicial Review Shall Be Sole And Only Manner In Which A Candidate May Appeal The Appropriate Executive Committee's Decision To Not Place The Candidate's Name On The Ballot; To Amend Section 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Election Commission Must Render A Decision On Whether The Name Of A Candidate Shall Appear On A Ballot Within A Certain Time; To Provide That A Candidate Aggrieved By The Decision Of An Election Commission To Not Place His Or Her Name On The Ballot May File A Petition For Judicial Review To The Circuit Court Of The County In Which The Election Officials Whose Decision Is Being Reviewed Sits; To Provide The Process For The Judicial Review; To Provide That Such Judicial Review Shall Be Sole And Only Manner In Which A Candidate May Appeal The Appropriate Executive Committee's Decision To Not Place The Candidate's Name On The Ballot; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-961 And 23-15-963, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.