Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1584: Super Tuesday; require Mississippi to hold primaries on.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-191, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE MISSISSIPPI PRIMARIES TO BE HELD ON THE DATE DESIGNATED AS SUPER TUESDAY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-15-303, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 23-15-191, mississippi code of 1972, to require mississippi primaries to be held on the date designated as super tuesday; to bring forward section 23-15-303, mississippi code of 1972, for purposes of possible amendment; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-191, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE MISSISSIPPI PRIMARIES TO BE HELD ON THE DATE DESIGNATED AS SUPER TUESDAY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-15-303, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 23-15-191, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 23-15-191. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the first primary shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of August preceding any regular or general election; and the second primary shall be held four (4) weeks thereafter. The candidate that receives a majority of the votes cast in the election shall be the party nominee. If no candidate receives a majority vote at the election, then the two (2) candidates who receive the highest number of votes shall have their names placed on the ballot for the second primary election to be held four (4) weeks later. The candidate who receives the most votes in the second primary election shall be the party *HR43/R1998* H. B. No. 1584 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R1998 PAGE 1 (RKM\KP) nominee. However, if no candidate receives a majority vote at the first primary, and there is a tie in the election …
Sponsors
- Taylor, Cheikh (D, 38) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Apportionment and Elections
Subjects: Super Tuesday
Common questions
- What is HB1584?
- HB1584 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Super Tuesday; require Mississippi to hold primaries on.
- What does HB1584 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 23-15-191, mississippi code of 1972, to require mississippi primaries to be held on the date designated as super tuesday; to bring forward section 23-15-303, mississippi code of 1972, for purposes of possible amendment; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1584?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1584?
- Taylor, Cheikh (D, 38).
- Where is the official record for HB1584?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1584.xml
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