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Mississippi Statutes § 23-15-981 Two or more candidates qualify for judicial office; majority vote wins; runoff election

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Statute Text

Effective Until 1/1/2025

If two (2) or more candidates qualify for judicial office, the names of those candidates shall be placed on the general election ballot. If any candidate for such an office receives a majority of the votes cast for such office in the general election, he shall be declared elected. If no candidate for such office receives a majority of the votes cast for such office in the general election, the names of the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes for such office shall be placed on the ballot for a second election to be held three (3) weeks later in accordance with appropriate procedures followed in other elections involving runoff candidates.

Source

Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 83; Laws, 2007 , ch. 434 , § 3 , eff. 6/15/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).

History

Brought forward by Laws, 2024 , ch. 451 , HB 1035 , § 12 , eff. 7/1/2024 .

Effective Starting 1/1/2025

If two (2) or more candidates qualify for judicial office, the names of those candidates shall be placed on the general election ballot. If any candidate for such an office receives a majority of the votes cast for such office in the general election, he shall be declared elected. If no candidate for such office receives a majority of the votes cast for such office in the general election, the names of the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes for such office shall be placed on the ballot for a second election to be held [* * *] four (4) weeks later in accordance with appropriate procedures followed in other elections involving runoff candidates.

Source

Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 83; Laws, 2007 , ch. 434 , § 3 , eff. 6/15/2007 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).

History

Amended by Laws, 2024 , ch. 513 , SB 2144 , § 5 , eff. 1/1/2025 .

Brought forward by Laws, 2024 , ch. 451 , HB 1035 , § 12 , eff. 7/1/2024 .

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