Qualification deadlines; change for special and school board elections.
Mississippi's SB 2659 standardizes qualification deadlines for candidates running for school board trustee and county board of education positions. The bill requires candidates to file petitions and affidavits with election officials between 75 and 105 days before elections (adjusting for weekends/holidays), replacing previous inconsistent timelines. This directly affects candidates seeking school board or county education board seats in Mississippi, ensuring all must meet the same filing window. The law maintains existing signature requirements (50 voters or 20% of qualified voters in small districts) but clarifies the deadline consistency. The bill was signed into law by the governor in March 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Signed Mar 13, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2025 · House Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 6, 2025
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican35
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 13, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred To Apportionment and Elections
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Elections
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy England
RRepublican
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