Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB909: County and municipal executive agreements; revise circuit/municipal clerk or county/municipal election commission to enter.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-266, 23-15-239, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-333, 23-15-335 AND 23-15-597, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTS TO ENTER INTO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE CIRCUIT OR MUNICIPAL CLERK OR THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CIRCUIT OR MUNICIPAL CLERK OR THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION TO PERFORM ALL OF THE DUTIES REQUIRED OF THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THE CIRCUIT OR MUNICIPAL CLERK OR THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION SHALL ENTER INTO THAT AGREEMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend sections 23-15-266, 23-15-239, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-333, 23-15-335 and 23-15-597, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that if a county or municipal executive committee elects to enter into a written agreement with the circuit or municipal clerk or the county or municipal election commission authorizing the circuit or municipal clerk or the county or municipal election commission to perform all of the duties required of the county or municipal executive committee, the circuit or municipal clerk or the county or municipal election commission shall enter into that agreemen…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-266, 23-15-239, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-333, 23-15-335 AND 23-15-597, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTS TO ENTER INTO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE CIRCUIT OR MUNICIPAL CLERK OR THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CIRCUIT OR MUNICIPAL CLERK OR THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION TO PERFORM ALL OF THE DUTIES REQUIRED OF THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THE CIRCUIT OR MUNICIPAL CLERK OR THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION SHALL ENTER INTO THAT AGREEMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 23-15-266, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 23-15-266. (1) A county or municipal executive committee shall be eligible to enter into written agreements with a circuit or municipal clerk or a county or municipal election commission as provided for in Section 23-15-239(2), 23-15-265(2), 23-15-267(4), 23-15-333(4), 23-15-335(2) or 23-15-597(2), only if the political party with which such county or municipal executive committee is affiliated: *HR26/R1871* H. B. No. 909 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R1871 PAGE 1 (RKM\KW) (a) Has cast for its candidate for Governor in the last two (2) gubernatorial elections ten percent (10%) of the total vote cast for Governor; or (b) Has cast for its candidate for …