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MS HB920

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

Cecil Brown

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Changes the general election day for state, district, and county officials from Tuesday to the first Saturday after the first Monday in November, beginning in 2015

  • Shifts municipal primary elections to the first Saturday in May and general municipal elections to the first Saturday after the first Monday in June, with the new municipal election schedule taking effect in 2017

  • Moves the first primary election for state and county offices to the first Saturday after the first Monday in August, with second primaries held three weeks later on a Saturday

  • Adjusts absentee ballot deadlines to accommodate Saturday elections, requiring in-person absentee voting to conclude by noon on Thursday preceding Saturday elections

  • Applies the Saturday election schedule to county boards of education, school board trustees, county judges, public improvement district boards, and State Highway Commission members

Legislative Description

General election; change day to Saturday for state, county, municipal and certain school board officers.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2015

Committee Referrals

Education1/19/2015

Full Bill Text

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