2025 Regular Session • Mississippi Legislature
HB1585: Municipal general elections; require a run off election if no candidate receives a majority.
Legislative Summary
An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-611 And 21-9-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Candidate Who Receives A Majority Vote In A Municipal Election Shall Be Elected; To Provide That If No Candidate Receives A Majority, Then A Run Off Election Shall Be Held Three Weeks Later; And For Related Purposes.
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Bill History
1/20/2025
Referred To Apportionment and Elections
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Title Suff Do Pass
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Amended
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Passed As Amended
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Motion to Reconsider Entered (Porter, Sanford, Tullos)
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Motion to Reconsider Tabled
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Transmitted To Senate
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Referred To Elections
Senate
3/4/2025
Died In Committee
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment No 1
Amendment No 1
Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Passed As Amended
2/11/2025
96
Yea
13
Nay
11
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Celeste Hurst
Republican