MS HB1347

Revises the process for selecting temporary municipal executive committees by requiring the county executive committee chairman to authorize a mass meeting within 5 calendar days of receiving a petition from 5 or more party members, with alternative authorization procedures if the chairman is incapacitated or nonresponsive.

Allows county executive committees to serve as temporary municipal executive committees if no municipal executive committee is selected before an election, and requires selection of a permanent committee no later than before the next municipal election.

Bars any person convicted of a felony in Mississippi, another state, or federal court from serving as a member of a municipal executive committee.

Modifies notice requirements for mass meetings to require publication in newspapers having general circulation in the municipality if no local newspaper exists, and specifies that one of three required public notices must be posted at city hall or the regular municipal governing authority meeting location.

Requires submission of the act to the Attorney General of the United States or U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.