HB 361 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Election commissioner; revise office to be nonpartisan.

HB 361 would have made Mississippi's county election commissioner position nonpartisan, prohibiting candidates from campaigning or qualifying based on political party affiliation. The bill required that commissioner candidates' names appear alphabetically without party labels on ballots, grouped separately from partisan races. It amended Mississippi election laws (sections 23-15-213, 23-15-367, and 23-15-511) to implement these changes. This bill died in committee on February 3, 2026, and did not become law.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Last action Feb 3, 2026
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