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MS HC2
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Failed
2/5/2013
Primary Sponsor
Omeria Scott
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AI Summary
- Proposes amendment to Section 42 of the Mississippi Constitution to lower the minimum age requirement for Mississippi State Senate members from 25 to 18 years old
- Cites that 18-year-olds serve in the Armed Forces, are eligible to vote in all elections, and have sacrificed for the country as justification for eligibility
- Amendment to be submitted to voters at the election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2013
- Ballot explanation will state: "This proposed constitutional amendment will lower the minimum age requirement to serve as a member of the Mississippi State Senate from twenty-five to eighteen years of age"
- Requires submission to the U.S. Attorney General and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia under the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Legislative Description
Constitution; amend to provide that the minimum age to serve in Mississippi State Senate is 18 years.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/5/2013
Committee Referrals
Constitution1/8/2013
Full Bill Text
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