Loading chat...

MS JR202

Joint Resolution

Status

Passed

3/31/2022

Primary Sponsor

Dean Kirby

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reapportions the Mississippi State Senate into 52 single-member districts in accordance with Section 254 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890.

  • New districts become effective for primary and general elections conducted in 2023 and all subsequent elections for the 2024 Legislature and beyond.

  • Districts are composed of specified counties and precincts, with partial precincts identified by asterisks and detailed in a Split Precinct Block List to be filed with the Secretary of State.

  • Establishes that district boundaries follow county lines as they existed on January 1, 2022, and precinct boundaries from the 2020 Census Public Law 94-171 Geographic Support Products.

  • Grants the Secretary of State authority to correct unintentional omissions, duplications, overlaps, or errors in district descriptions while maintaining population equality, contiguity, compactness, and minimal political subdivision division.

Legislative Description

Mississippi Senate; reapportion.

Last Action

Enrolled Bill Signed

3/31/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules3/31/2022
Rules3/28/2022

Full Bill Text

No bill text available