Election commissioners; revise terms and election cycles for those in Districts Two and Four.
HB 289 revises the term lengths for election commissioners in Mississippi counties' Districts Two and Four. Commissioners elected in the 2027 general election will serve three-year terms, while those elected starting in 2030 and every four years thereafter will serve four-year terms. This change affects only commissioners from Districts Two and Four (who currently serve shorter terms), leaving commissioners from Districts One, Three, and Five on the existing four-year cycle. The bill modifies Section 23-15-213 of Mississippi Code to implement this staggered election cycle for these specific districts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 6, 2025
Signed Mar 12, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2025 · House Feb 5, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Mar 5, 2025
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican35
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
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
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
Referred To Apportionment and Elections
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Noah Sanford
RRepublican
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