MS HB1483

Requires the county board of supervisors to hold an election in territory proposed to be annexed or removed from a municipality within sixty (60) days after passage of the ordinance, with only residents of the affected area eligible to vote.

Eliminates the requirement to file enlargement or contraction petitions in chancery court by repealing Section 21-1-29.

Requires municipal authorities to pay all attorney's fees and court costs if they appeal election results to chancery court.

Allows the chancellor to consider election results as evidence when deciding whether to approve or deny the proposed annexation or contraction, and changes approval language from "shall" to "may."

Makes election results the final decision on annexation or removal unless the municipal authorities appeal to chancery court, and applies the same election procedures to municipal consolidations.