MS HB28

Abolishes partisan primary elections in Mississippi and replaces them with nonpartisan "preferential elections" held three weeks before general elections, where all candidates appear on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation

Requires candidates receiving a majority in the preferential election to advance directly to the general election ballot; if no majority, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election

Establishes candidate filing deadlines of 60 days before general elections, with filing fees ranging from $10 for municipal offices to $300 for Governor and U.S. Senator

Allows all qualified electors to participate in preferential and general elections without regard to party affiliation, with party designation (if any) printed in parentheses after candidate names on ballots

Repeals numerous existing statutes governing party primary elections, executive committee duties in primaries, and primary election contest procedures