AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-193, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OFFICERS THAT RECEIVE A MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE AT THE GENERAL ELECTION SHALL BE ELECTED, BUT IF NO CANDIDATE RECEIVES A MAJORITY NUMBER OF VOTES CAST AT THE ELECTION, THEN THE TWO CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST SHALL HAVE THEIR NAMES PLACED ON THE BALLOT FOR THE RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD THREE WEEKS LATER; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-603 AND 7-3-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
Committee Substitute: 23-15-193, 23-15-603
As Passed by the Senate: 23-15-193, 23-15-603