Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1026: Mandatory recount of votes; provide for in certain situations.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE, OR THE CIRCUIT CLERK IN THE CASE OF A COUNTY ELECTION, OR THE MUNICIPAL CLERK IN THE CASE OF A MUNICIPAL ELECTION, SHALL CONDUCT, IN A METHOD DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL COUNT, A RECOUNT OF ALL VOTES CAST FOR ANY OFFICE OR BALLOT QUESTION IN ANY ELECTION IF CERTAIN DIFFERENCES EXIST; TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to provide that the secretary of state, or the circuit clerk in the case of a county election, or the municipal clerk in the case of a municipal election, shall conduct, in a method different from the original count, a recount of all votes cast for any office or ballot question in any election if certain differences exist; to authorize the secretary of state to promulgate rules and regulations; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE, OR THE CIRCUIT CLERK IN THE CASE OF A COUNTY ELECTION, OR THE MUNICIPAL CLERK IN THE CASE OF A MUNICIPAL ELECTION, SHALL CONDUCT, IN A METHOD DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL COUNT, A RECOUNT OF ALL VOTES CAST FOR ANY OFFICE OR BALLOT QUESTION IN ANY ELECTION IF CERTAIN DIFFERENCES EXIST; TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) The Secretary of State, or the circuit clerk in the case of a county election, or the municipal clerk in the case of a municipal election, shall conduct, in a method different from the original count, a recount of all votes cast for any office or ballot question in any election if the official tabulation of all of the returns for that office or question reveals that the difference in: (a) The number of votes cast for a candidate apparently qualified for the general election ballot or elected to office and the number of votes cast for the closest apparently defeated opponent; or *HR26/R580* H. B. No. 1026 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R580 PAGE 1 (ENK\KW) (b) The number of votes cast in the affirmative for the ballot question and the …
Sponsors
- Ladner, Timmy (R, 93) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Apportionment and Elections
Subjects: Mandatory recount of votes
Common questions
- What is HB1026?
- HB1026 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Mandatory recount of votes; provide for in certain situations.
- What does HB1026 do?
- In its own words: An act to provide that the secretary of state, or the circuit clerk in the case of a county election, or the municipal clerk in the case of a municipal election, shall conduct, in a method different from the original count, a recount of all votes cast for any office or ballot question in any election if certain differences exist; to authorize the secretary of state to promulgate rules and regulations; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1026?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1026?
- Ladner, Timmy (R, 93).
- Where is the official record for HB1026?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1026.xml
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