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MS JR202
Joint Resolution
Status
3/31/2022
Primary Sponsor
Dean Kirby
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AI Summary
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Reapportions the Mississippi State Senate into 52 single-member districts in accordance with Section 254 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890.
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New districts become effective for primary and general elections conducted in 2023 and all subsequent elections for the 2024 Legislature and beyond.
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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.
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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.
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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