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MS HB703
Bill
Status
Passed
4/22/2015
Primary Sponsor
Mark Baker
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AI Summary
- Redistricts Mississippi's chancery and circuit court districts following the 2010 federal census to comply with constitutional requirements under Section 152 of the Mississippi Constitution
- Creates new judgeships effective January 1, 2016: one chancellor each in the Fourth, Eleventh, and Twentieth Chancery Districts, and one circuit judge each in the Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth, and Twentieth Circuit Districts
- Updates precinct boundaries in multiple districts including the Fifth, Ninth, Eleventh, Fourteenth, and Seventeenth Chancery Districts and the Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuit Districts based on 2010 Census data
- Authorizes an additional victim assistance coordinator in the Fourteenth Circuit Court District, subject to board of supervisors approval
- Requires candidates for newly created judgeships to run in a special election in November 2015 for shortened initial three-year terms beginning January 1, 2016
Legislative Description
Judicial districts; revise.
Last Action
Approved by Governor
4/22/2015
Committee Referrals
Judiciary, Division A2/9/2015
Judiciary A1/19/2015
Full Bill Text
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