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MS SB2108

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2021

Primary Sponsor

Dennis DeBar

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Nonpartisan County Elections Act" making six county offices nonpartisan: chancery clerk, circuit clerk, tax assessor, tax collector, county surveyor, and county coroner

  • Prohibits candidates for these offices from campaigning or qualifying based on party affiliation, and bars political parties and party-affiliated committees from contributing to, endorsing, or fundraising for these candidates

  • Requires candidates to file intent and pay $100 to the circuit clerk no later than 60 days before the general election, with names listed alphabetically on a separate nonpartisan section of the ballot

  • Creates a runoff election system where if no candidate receives a majority in the general election, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff held three weeks later

  • Removes chancery clerk, circuit clerk, tax assessor, tax collector, county surveyor, and county coroner from the existing party primary nomination fee requirements

Legislative Description

Nonpartisan elections; require for offices of chancery clerk, circuit clerk, tax assessor, tax collector, surveyor and coroner.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/2/2021

Committee Referrals

Elections1/8/2021

Full Bill Text

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