Elections; bring forward special elections and legislative code sections.
SB 2637 is a procedural bill that reorganizes existing Mississippi election code sections (specifically 23-15-831 through 23-15-859) by moving them to earlier positions in the code. It does not change how vacancies in elected offices are filled - these sections already govern processes like gubernatorial appointments for state offices, county board appointments for local offices, and special election procedures. The bill simply rearranges the code for clarity, preparing the sections for potential future amendments. This is purely a technical code reorganization with no new policy changes.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2025
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Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Elections
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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Jeff Tate
RRepublican
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