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MS JR201

Joint Resolution

Status

Failed

3/29/2019

Primary Sponsor

Edward Blackmon

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Revises the composition of Mississippi State Senate Districts 22 and 23 as originally established in Joint Resolution 201 of the 2012 Regular Session.

  • District 22 includes all of Issaquena and Sharkey Counties, specified precincts in Bolivar, Humphreys, Warren, Washington and Yazoo Counties, with Issaquena County added as a new component.

  • District 23 includes specified precincts in Madison, Warren and Yazoo Counties, with Madison County precincts added and Warren County precincts substantially revised.

  • Requires the Standing Joint Legislative Committee on Reapportionment to file a Split Precinct Block List with the Secretary of State detailing portions of partial or split precincts by census tract and block number.

  • The redistricting supersedes all prior redistricting for Senate Districts 22 and 23, rendering previous boundaries null and void upon the resolution's effective date.

Legislative Description

Reapportionment; amend boundaries of State Senate Districts 22 and 23.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/29/2019

Committee Referrals

Rules3/26/2019

Full Bill Text

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