MS HB814

County election commissioner positions would become nonpartisan offices, removing party affiliation from the election process

Five election commissioners are elected per county (one from each supervisor district) for four-year terms, with elections occurring every four years starting from 1984

Candidates must file a petition with at least 50 signatures from qualified electors in their supervisor district by 5:00 p.m. on the first Monday in June of the election year

Winners must receive a majority of votes cast; if no majority is achieved, a runoff election between the top two candidates occurs three weeks later

The act requires submission to the U.S. Attorney General or U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for approval under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 before taking effect