Senate Bill 2427 Summary

• Establishes a uniform recall procedure for all Mississippi elected officials (state, legislative, county, and municipal) allowing removal through petition and election process.

• Requires recall petitions to be signed by at least 35% of electors who voted in the last election for that office; for statewide officials, signatures must be distributed proportionally across all U.S. congressional districts in Mississippi.

• Prohibits recall applications during the first 180 days of an official's term or if an election would occur within the final 6 months of their term; recall elections must be held 50-65 days after petition certification.

• Recall election succeeds if more than one-half of votes cast support removal; if successful, a special election to fill the vacancy must occur within 90 days unless a regular election is scheduled within that timeframe.

• Criminalizes giving or receiving money for signatures, coercion to sign or refrain from signing, forging signatures, and signing while ineligible; penalties include up to $500 fine for misdemeanors; repeals existing local recall provisions (MS Code §§ 25-5-3 through 25-5-37).