Senate Bill 2699 Summary

• Updates precinct names in the Fourth Circuit Court District (Leflore, Sunflower, and Washington Counties) based on 2010 Census boundaries while maintaining judicial subdistrict boundaries from the 1990 Census as required by law.

• Divides the Fourth Circuit Court District into four subdistricts with specified precincts for each county, with partial or split precincts identified by asterisks (*).

• Establishes that the Fourth Circuit Court District shall have four circuit judges, with one judge elected from each of the four subdistricts.

• Directs the Standing Joint Legislative Committee on Reapportionment to provide counties with census block equivalency files and maps to identify subdistrict boundaries.

• Takes effect retroactively from April 22, 2015, with provisions allowing the Secretary of State to correct technical defects in district descriptions to ensure complete and accurate geographic coverage.