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MS SC506
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Proposes adding Section 260-A to the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 to authorize alternative forms of county government
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Grants the Legislature authority to combine, abolish, or create new county offices for alternative government structures and prescribe their duties
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Allows counties to adopt alternative forms of government through majority vote of county electors, with the Legislature setting procedures for calling such elections
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Requires submission to qualified electors for approval on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2011
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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