MS HB1310

Amends Mississippi Code Section 67-1-5 to expand the definition of "qualified resort area" to include any facility located in areas designated by governing authorities of certain municipalities if approved by voter election.

Adds a new category (iii)8 to qualified resort areas: any municipality with population exceeding 7,000 according to latest federal decennial census located in a county containing an American Indian reservation and traversed by Mississippi Highway 15, with county population exceeding 29,000; facilities may only be located in areas designated by municipal governing authorities.

Requires municipalities to hold elections before designating areas as qualified resort areas, with 30 days' notice to qualified electors and approval by majority vote of those voting in the election.

Establishes that petitions signed by at least 20 percent of duly qualified voters can trigger an election, with elections limited to once per year per municipality.

Requires submission of the act 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; act takes effect upon such approval.