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MS SC572

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Failed

4/4/2013

Primary Sponsor

Sampson Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Post-ratifies the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which establishes the federal voting age at 18 years old
  • The amendment was originally proposed by Congress on March 10-23, 1971, and officially ratified by 39 states by July 1, 1971
  • Mississippi had not previously ratified the amendment, though four additional states (Virginia, Wyoming, Georgia) ratified it after the required threshold was met
  • Directs the Mississippi Secretary of State to send attested copies of the concurrent resolution to the U.S. Archivist, Vice President, Speaker of the House, and Mississippi's congressional delegation
  • Requests that the resolution text be reproduced in the Congressional Record

Legislative Description

Post-ratify federal voting age (18) amendment to the United States Constitution.

Last Action

Died In Committee

4/4/2013

Committee Referrals

Rules2/26/2013

Full Bill Text

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