General election ballot; revise the order of names printed on.
HB 38 changes how candidate names appear on Mississippi general election ballots. It requires that for state and municipal elections, candidates from political parties whose presidential nominees received at least 10% of votes in the previous presidential election be listed first alphabetically by last name. After these candidates, nominees from other qualified parties (those holding primary elections) follow alphabetically, then all other candidates. This affects voters and election officials by altering ballot order, but does not change voting rules or eligibility. The bill specifically applies to statewide, district, and municipal general election ballots.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025
Last action Mar 4, 2025
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Updated the bill designation from 'Committee Substitute' to 'As Passed the House' to reflect its current legislative status.
Floor votes · House Feb 5, 2025
How they voted
93–16
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 119
Feb 5, 2025
D
Democratic39
41% Yea
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican78
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Referred To Elections
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
Referred To Apportionment and Elections
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Becky Currie
RRepublican
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