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MS SC506

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Failed

2/1/2011

Primary Sponsor

Billy Hewes

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Proposes adding Section 260-A to the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 to authorize alternative forms of county government

  • Grants the Legislature authority to combine, abolish, or create new county offices for alternative government structures and prescribe their duties

  • Allows counties to adopt alternative forms of government through majority vote of county electors, with the Legislature setting procedures for calling such elections

  • Requires submission to qualified electors for approval on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2011

  • Mandates submission to the U.S. Attorney General or U.S. District Court for D.C. for preclearance under the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Legislative Description

Constitution; authorize alternative forms of county government.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/1/2011

Full Bill Text

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