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MS HB821
Bill
Status
2/1/2011
Primary Sponsor
Angela Cockerham
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AI Summary
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Creates two chancellors for the Fourth Chancery Court District instead of one, with each chancellor elected from a separate subdistrict.
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Divides the Fourth Chancery Court District (comprising Amite, Franklin, Pike, and Walthall counties) into two subdistricts with specified precinct boundaries for each.
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Subdistrict 4-1 includes Franklin County and designated precincts in Amite, Pike, and Walthall counties.
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Subdistrict 4-2 includes remaining precincts in Amite, Pike, and Walthall counties with the Standing Joint Legislative Committee on Reapportionment to file a Split Precinct Block List with the Secretary of State.
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Requires submission to the U.S. Attorney General or U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 before taking effect.
Legislative Description
Judges; provide additional chancellor for the Fourth Chancery Court District.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/1/2011