MS SB2768

Redistricts Mississippi's chancery court districts effective July 1, 2025, reorganizing county compositions and judge positions across 16 districts with implementation dates ranging from January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2031.

Increases total number of chancellors from current levels, creating new judgeships in multiple districts: Second District increases to 3 chancellors, Fourth District to 3, Seventh District changes to 2, Ninth District to 2, Sixteenth District increases to 4, and Seventeenth District to 3 chancellors.

Modifies residency requirements for chancellors, requiring them to be residents of their districts by the candidate qualification date and establishing specific county residency requirements for individual chancellor positions within multi-county districts.

Authorizes candidates for new chancery judgeships to run in the general judicial election in November 2026, with elected judges serving four-year terms beginning January 1, 2027.

Establishes procedures for Secretary of State to correct technical errors in district descriptions and requires legislative committees to provide counties with boundary information and file redistricting documents with state archives and election officials.