AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-1031, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MOVE THE FIRST UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO MARCH OF EACH YEAR IN WHICH CONGRESSMEN ARE ELECTED; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-1083, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH COORDINATES UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARIES WITH PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES WHEN BOTH WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE SAME YEAR; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-299 AND 23-15-359, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-15-297, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 23-15-1031, 23-15-1083
Committee Substitute: 23-15-1031, 23-15-1083, 23-15-299, 23-15-359, 23-15-297
As Passed by the Senate: 23-15-1031, 23-15-1083, 23-15-299, 23-15-359, 23-15-297