MS HB1655

Requires candidates to submit a notarized written statement and copy of Mississippi identification card along with qualification fees to run for office.

Imposes $500 fine per candidate on state executive committees that fail to transmit candidate statements and required documents to the Secretary of State by 6:00 p.m. on the qualifying deadline, with fines deposited into the Elections Support Fund.

Establishes detailed timelines for executive committees and the Secretary of State to determine candidate qualifications (5 days for presidential primaries, 15 days for federal mid-term elections, 30 days for statewide elections) with appeals process allowing 10 days for aggrieved parties to challenge determinations.

Disqualifies any candidate who voted in elections outside the jurisdiction they seek to represent during the required residency period.

Changes the presidential candidate qualifying deadline from January 1-15 to November 15-December 15 of the preceding year, and creates judicial review procedures for candidates challenging qualification decisions.