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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 29 - ELECTION CONTESTS (§§ 23-15-911 — 23-15-963) › Subarticle C - CONTESTS OF OTHER ELECTIONS (§§ 23-15-951 — 23-15-957) › Section 23-15-953 - Proceedings with respect to petition filed more than forty days before term of circuit court next after contested election

If the petition shall be filed more than forty (40) days before the term of the circuit court next after the election which is contested, the summons may be made returnable, and a trial of the issue be had in vacation, in the manner prescribed for a trial in vacation of an information in the nature of a quo warranto; and all of the provisions in reference to a trial in vacation of such proceedings shall apply to the trial of issues as to contested elections in the state of case herein mentioned; but this section shall not be held to include a contest of the election of a justice court judge, constable, coroner, surveyor, or member of a board of supervisors.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-189 [Codes, 1880, § 151; 1892, § 3680; 1906, § 4187; Hemingway's 1917, § 6821; 1930, § 6259; 1942, § 3288; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 292, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 29 - ELECTION CONTESTS (§§ 23-15-911 — 23-15-963) › Subarticle C - CONTESTS OF OTHER ELECTIONS (§§ 23-15-951 — 23-15-957) › Section 23-15-955 - Proceedings with respect to election of member of Senate or House of Representatives

Except as otherwise provided by Section
23-15-961
, the person contesting the seat of any member of the Senate or House of Representatives shall comply with the provisions of this section. Section 38, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, provides that each house of the Mississippi State Legislature shall judge the qualifications, return and election of its membership. Pursuant to that authority, the House of Representatives shall have exclusive jurisdiction over an election contest regarding the seat of any member of the House of Representatives, and the Senate shall have exclusive jurisdiction over an election contest regarding the seat of any member of the Senate. An election contest regarding the seat of a member of the House of Representatives or the Senate shall be filed with the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate, as the case may be, within thirty (30) days after a regular general election or ten (10) days after a special election to fill a vacancy. The legislative resolution of the election contest shall be conducted in accordance with procedures and precedents established by the House of Representatives or the Senate, as the case may be. Such procedures and precedents may be found in the Journals of the House of Representatives and of the State Senate and/or in the published Rules of the House of Representatives and of the State Senate.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-191 [Codes, 1857, ch. 4, art 21; 1871, § 389; 1880, § 148; 1892, § 3677; 1906, § 4184; Hemingway's 1917, § 6818; 1930, § 6260; 1942, § 3289; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 293; Laws, 1988, ch. 577, § 6; Laws, 2000, ch. 450, § 2, eff. 8/7/2000 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 29 - ELECTION CONTESTS (§§ 23-15-911 — 23-15-963) › Subarticle C - CONTESTS OF OTHER ELECTIONS (§§ 23-15-951 — 23-15-957) › Section 23-15-957 - Power to compel attendance of witnesses and production of documents

Each house of the Legislature, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, or any committee appointed to investigate the facts concerning the election or qualifications of any member or persons claimed to be such, shall have power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of such documents or papers as may be required. In addition, the clerk or the secretary, as the case may be, shall have the authority to enforce any subpoena issued by him or her and to enforce compliance with the time limitations set forth in Section
23-15-955
or in any internal procedure or precedent of the respective house of the State Legislature.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-193 [Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 7, art 5 (20); 1857, ch. 4, art 20; 1871, § 388; 1880, § 147; 1892, § 3678; 1906, § 4185; Hemingway's 1917, § 6819; 1930, § 6261; 1942, § 3290; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 294; Laws, 2000, ch. 450, § 3, eff. 8/7/2000 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-985) › Section 23-15-971 - [Repealed]

Derived from 1942 Code § 3151 [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 6431; 1930, § 5904; Laws, 1916, ch. 161; Repealed by Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 33, and 1986, ch. 495, § 346]; En, Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 295. [Am Laws, 1993, ch. 518, § 30.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-985) › Section 23-15-973 - Opportunities for candidates to address people during court terms; restrictions with respect to political affiliations; penalties for violations

It shall be the duty of the judges of the circuit court to give a reasonable time and opportunity to the candidates for the office of judge of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, circuit judge , chancellor and justice court judge to address the people during court terms. In order to give further and every possible emphasis to the fact that the judicial offices are not political but are to be held without favor and with absolute impartiality as to all persons, and because of the jurisdiction conferred upon the courts by this chapter, the judges of those offices should be as far removed as possible from any political affiliations or obligations. It shall be unlawful for any candidate for any of the offices mentioned in this section to align himself or herself with any candidate or candidates for any other office or with any political faction or any political party at any time during any primary or general election campaign. Likewise it shall be unlawful for any candidate for any other office nominated or to be nominated at any primary election, wherein any candidate for any of the judicial offices in this section mentioned, is or are to be nominated, to align himself or herself with any one or more of the candidates for the offices or to take any part whatever in any nomination for any one or more of the judicial offices, except to cast his or her individual vote. Any candidate for any office, whether nominated with or without opposition, at any primary wherein a candidate for any one (1) of the judicial offices herein mentioned is to be nominated who shall deliberately, knowingly and willfully violate the provisions of this section shall forfeit his or her nomination, or if elected at the following general election by virtue of the nomination, his or her election shall be void.
Derived from § 23-3-63 Codes, 1942, § 3191; Laws, 1935, ch. 19; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 333; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 296; Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 93, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 451, HB 1035,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-985) › Section 23-15-974 - Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act; short title

Sections
23-15-974
through
23-15-985
of this subarticle shall be known as the "Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act."
Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 76, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-985) › Section 23-15-975 - "Judicial office" defined; positions deemed positions as full-time positions; prohibition against practice of law

As used in Sections
23-15-974
through
23-15-985
of this subarticle, the term "judicial office" includes the office of justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, circuit judge, chancellor, county court judge , family court judge and justice court judge. All such justices and judges shall be full-time positions and such justices and judges, except justice court judges, shall not engage in the practice of law before any court, administrative agency or other judicial or quasi-judicial forum except as provided by law for finalizing pending cases after election to judicial office. Justice court judges, who are licensed and/or authorized to practice law by The Mississippi Bar, may engage in the practice of law before any court, administrative agency or other judicial or quasi-judicial forum.
Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 77, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 451, HB 1035,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-985) › Section 23-15-976 - Judicial office deemed nonpartisan office; candidate for judicial office prohibited from campaigning or qualifying for office based on party affiliation; prohibition on political party fund-raising, campaigning, or contributions on behalf of candidate for judicial office

A judicial office is a nonpartisan office and a candidate for election thereto is prohibited from campaigning or qualifying for such an office based on party affiliation. The Legislature finds that in order to ensure that campaigns for nonpartisan judicial office remain nonpartisan and without any connection to a political party, political parties and any committee or political committee affiliated with a political party shall not engage in fund-raising on behalf of a candidate or officeholder of a nonpartisan judicial office, nor shall a political party or any committee or political committee affiliated with a political party make any contribution to a candidate for nonpartisan judicial office or the political committee of a candidate for nonpartisan judicial office, nor shall a political party or any committee or political committee affiliated with a political party publicly endorse any candidate for nonpartisan judicial office. No candidate or candidate's political committee for nonpartisan judicial office shall accept a contribution from a political party or any committee or political committee affiliated with a political party.
Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 78; Laws, 1999, ch. 301, § 16, eff. 1/15/1999 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-985) › Section 23-15-977.1 - Signing oath to abide by election laws

Simultaneously with filing the required documents to seek election for a judicial office, the candidate shall sign the following pledge under oath and under penalty of perjury:
"State of Mississippi
County of ____________________
I,
(name of candidate)
, do solemnly swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I will faithfully abide by all laws, canons and regulations applicable to elections for judicial office, understanding that a campaign for a judicial office should reflect the dignity, responsibility and professional character that a person chosen for a judicial office should possess.
(signature of candidate)
(name of candidate)
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the day ____________________ of ____________________, ____________________.
____________________
Notary Public or other official
authorized to administer oaths"
Laws, 1999, ch. 301, § 3, eff. 1/15/1999 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-985) › Section 23-15-978 - Placement of names of candidates for judicial office should appear on ballot

The names of candidates for judicial office which appear on the ballot at the general election shall be grouped together on a separate portion of the ballot, clearly identified as nonpartisan judicial elections.
Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 80, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-985) › Section 23-15-979 - Order for listing on ballot of names of candidates for judicial office; references to political party affiliation

The names of all candidates for judicial office shall be listed in alphabetical order on any ballot and no reference to political party affiliation shall appear on any ballot with respect to any nonpartisan judicial office or candidate.
Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 81, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-985) › Section 23-15-980 - Listing of unopposed candidates for judicial office on general election ballot

The name of an unopposed candidate for judicial office shall be placed on the general election ballot.
Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 82, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-985) › Section 23-15-981 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Two or more candidates qualify for judicial office; majority vote wins; runoff election

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.
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).
Brought forward by Laws, 2024, ch. 451, HB 1035,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2024.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-985) › Section 23-15-981 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Two or more candidates qualify for judicial office; majority vote wins; runoff election

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.
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).
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.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-985) › Section 23-15-982 - through 23-15-984 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 20, eff. 1/1/2007.
§ 23-15-982. [Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 84; Laws, 1997, ch. 378, § 2, eff. 10/21/1997 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).] § 23-15-983. [Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 85; Laws, 1997, ch. 378, § 3, eff. 10/21/1997 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).] § 23-15-984. [Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 86, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle A - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-985) › Section 23-15-985 - Electors qualified to vote for candidates for nomination for judicial office

In any election for judicial office, all qualified electors, regardless of party affiliation or lack thereof, shall be qualified to vote for candidates for nomination for judicial office.
Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 87, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle B - SUPREME COURT JUDGESHIPS (§§ 23-15-991 — 23-15-997) › Section 23-15-991 - Term of office; elections

The term of office of judges of the Supreme Court shall be eight (8) years. Concurrently with the regular election for representatives in Congress, held next preceding the expiration of the term of an incumbent, and likewise each eighth year thereafter, an election shall be held in the Supreme Court district from which such incumbent was elected at which there shall be elected a successor to the incumbent, whose term of office shall thereafter begin on the first Monday of January of the year in which the term of the incumbent he succeeds expires.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-239 [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 6850; 1930, § 6284; 1942, § 3313; Laws, 1916, ch. 161; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 297, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle B - SUPREME COURT JUDGESHIPS (§§ 23-15-991 — 23-15-997) › Section 23-15-993 - Each of judgeships deemed separate office; designation of positions for offices

For the purpose of all elections, each of the nine (9) judgeships of the Supreme Court shall be considered a separate office. The three (3) offices in each of the three (3) Supreme Court districts shall be designated Position Number 1, Position Number 2 and Position Number 3, and in qualifying for office as a candidate for any office of judge of the Supreme Court each candidate shall state the position number of the office to which he aspires and the regular election ballots shall so indicate. In Supreme Court District Number 1: Position Number 1 shall be that office for which the term ends in January, 1966; Position Number 2 shall be that office for which the term ends in January, 1965; and Position Number 3 shall be that office for which the term ends in January, 1969. In District Number 2: Position Number 1 shall be that office for which the term ends in January, 1972; Position Number 2 shall be that office for which the term ends in January, 1969; and Position Number 3 shall be for that office for which the term ends in January, 1973. In District Number 3: Position Number 1 shall be that office for which the term ends in January, 1969; Position Number 2 shall be that office for which the term ends in January, 1969; and Position Number 3 shall be that office for which the term ends in January, 1965.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-241 [Codes, 1942, § 3313.5; Laws, 1952, ch. 244, §§ 1-3; Laws, 1964, ch. 361; Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 31; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 298; Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 94, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle B - SUPREME COURT JUDGESHIPS (§§ 23-15-991 — 23-15-997) › Section 23-15-994 - Elections for judge of Court of Appeals to be as prescribed in Section 9-4-1 et seq

Elections for the office of judge of the Court of Appeals shall be as prescribed in Section
9-4-1
, et seq.
Added by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 157, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle B - SUPREME COURT JUDGESHIPS (§§ 23-15-991 — 23-15-997) › Section 23-15-995 - Applicability to election of general laws for election of state officers

Except as may be otherwise provided by the provisions of Sections
23-15-974
through
23-15-985
, the general laws for the election of state officers shall apply to and govern the election of judges of the Supreme Court.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-213 [Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 7, art 4 (4); 1857, ch. 4, art 42; 1871, § 382; 1880, § 168; 1892, § 3702; 1906, § 4209; Hemingway's 1917, § 6845; 1930, § 6271; 1942, § 3300; Laws, 1902, ch. 105; Laws, 1944, Ex ch. 4; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 229; Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 95, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle B - SUPREME COURT JUDGESHIPS (§§ 23-15-991 — 23-15-997) › Section 23-15-997 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 102, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Derived from 1942 Code § 3149 Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 6429; 1930, § 5902; Laws, 1916, ch. 161; Repealed by Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 33, and 1986, ch. 495, § 346; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 300, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle C - CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 23-15-1011 — 23-15-1015) › Section 23-15-1011 - Time of taking office; term of office

Circuit court judges and chancery court judges so elected shall take office at the time, and hold office for the term, provided in Sections
9-5-1
and
9-7-1
, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-237 [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 6838; 1930, § 6282; 1942, § 3311; Laws, 1914, ch. 150; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 301, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle C - CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 23-15-1011 — 23-15-1015) › Section 23-15-1013 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 102, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Derived from 1942 Code § 3148 Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 6428; 1930, § 5901; Laws, 1914, ch. 150; Repealed by Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 33, and 1986, ch. 495, § 346; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 302, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle C - CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 23-15-1011 — 23-15-1015) › Section 23-15-1015 - Dates of elections; applicability to elections of laws regulating general elections

On Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1986, and every four (4) years thereafter and concurrently with the election for representatives in Congress, there shall be held an election in every county for judges of the several circuit and chancery court districts. The laws regulating the general elections shall, except as otherwise provided for in Sections
23-15-974
through
23-15-985
, apply to and govern elections of judges of the circuit and chancery courts.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-235 [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 6837; 1930, § 6281; 1942, § 3310; Laws, 1914, ch. 150; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 303; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 96; Laws, 2002, ch. 356, § 4, eff. 7/22/2002 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle D - CAMPAIGN FINANCING (§§ 23-15-1021 — 23-15-1025) › Section 23-15-1021 - Limitations on contributions

It shall be unlawful for any individual or political action committee not affiliated with a political party to give, donate, appropriate or furnish directly or indirectly, any money, security, funds or property in excess of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for the purpose of aiding any candidate or candidate's political committee for judge of a county, circuit , chancery or justice court or in excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the purpose of aiding any candidate or candidate's political committee for judge of the Court of Appeals or justice of the Supreme Court, or to give, donate, appropriate or furnish directly or indirectly, any money, security, funds or property in excess of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) to any candidate or the candidate's political committee for judge of a county, circuit , chancery or justice court or in excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the purpose of aiding any candidate or candidate's political committee for judge of the Court of Appeals or justice of the Supreme Court, as a contribution to the expense of a candidate for judicial office.
Laws, 1999, ch. 301, § 1, eff. 1/15/1999 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,).
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 451, HB 1035,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle D - CAMPAIGN FINANCING (§§ 23-15-1021 — 23-15-1025) › Section 23-15-1023 - Disclosure of campaign finances

Judicial candidates shall disclose the identity of any individual or entity from which the candidate or the candidate's committee receives a loan or other extension of credit for use in his campaign and any cosigners for a loan or extension of credit. The candidate or the candidate's committee shall disclose how the loan or other extension of credit was used, and how and when the loan or other extension of credit is to be repaid and the method of repayment. The candidate or the candidate's committee shall disclose all loan documents related to such loans or extensions of credit.
Laws, 1999, ch. 301, § 2, eff. 1/15/1999 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 31 - JUDICIAL OFFICES (§§ 23-15-971 — 23-15-1025) › Subarticle D - CAMPAIGN FINANCING (§§ 23-15-1021 — 23-15-1025) › Section 23-15-1025 - Distribution of campaign materials

If any material is distributed by a judicial candidate or his campaign committee or any other person or entity, or at the request of the candidate, his campaign committee or any other person or entity distributing the material shall state that it is distributed by the candidate or that it is being distributed with the candidate's approval. All such material shall conspicuously identify who has prepared the material and who is distributing the material. The identifying language shall state whether or not the material has been submitted to and approved by the candidate. If the candidate has not approved the material, the material shall so state. The identity of organizations or committees shall state the names of all officers of the organizations or committees. Any person, who violates the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for six (6) months or both fine and imprisonment.
Laws, 1999, ch. 301, § 4, eff. 1/15/1999 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 33 - MEMBERS OF CONGRESS (§§ 23-15-1031 — 23-15-1041) › Section 23-15-1031 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Dates of primary elections for congressmen; nomination of candidates for U.S. Senator; certification of vote for U.S. Senator

Except as provided by Section
23-15-1081
, the first primary election for Congressmen shall be held on the first Tuesday in June of the years in which congressmen are elected, and a second primary, if necessary, shall be held three (3) weeks thereafter. Each year in which a presidential election is held, the congressional primary shall be held as provided in Section
23-15-1081
. The election shall be held in all districts of the state on the same day. Candidates for United States Senator shall be nominated at the congressional primary next preceding the general election at which a senator is to be elected and in the same manner that congressmen are nominated. The chair and secretary of the state executive committee shall certify the vote for United States Senator to the Secretary of State in the same manner that county executive committees certify the returns of counties in general state and county primary elections.
Derived from 1942 Code § 3111 [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 6392; 1930, § 5870; Laws, 1914, ch. 149; Laws, 1944, ch. 173; Laws, 1947, 1st Ex ch. 15, § 2; Laws, 1960, ch. 444, §§ 1-3; Laws, 1982, ch. 477, § 2; Laws, 1986, ch. 484, § 13; repealed by Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 33, and 1986, ch. 495, § 346]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 304, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 158, eff. 7/1/2017.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 33 - MEMBERS OF CONGRESS (§§ 23-15-1031 — 23-15-1041) › Section 23-15-1031 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Dates of primary elections for congressmen; nomination of candidates for U.S. Senator; certification of vote for U.S. Senator

Except as provided by Section
23-15-1081
, the first primary election for Congressmen shall be held on the first Tuesday in June of the years in which congressmen are elected, and a second primary, if necessary, shall be held four (4) weeks thereafter. Each year in which a presidential election is held, the congressional primary shall be held as provided in Section
23-15-1081
. The election shall be held in all districts of the state on the same day. Candidates for United States Senator shall be nominated at the congressional primary next preceding the general election at which a senator is to be elected and in the same manner that congressmen are nominated. The chair and secretary of the state executive committee shall certify the vote for United States Senator to the Secretary of State in the same manner that county executive committees certify the returns of counties in general state and county primary elections.
Derived from 1942 Code § 3111 [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 6392; 1930, § 5870; Laws, 1914, ch. 149; Laws, 1944, ch. 173; Laws, 1947, 1st Ex ch. 15, § 2; Laws, 1960, ch. 444, §§ 1-3; Laws, 1982, ch. 477, § 2; Laws, 1986, ch. 484, § 13; repealed by Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 33, and 1986, ch. 495, § 346]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 304, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 513, SB 2144,§ 6, eff. 1/1/2025.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 158, eff. 7/1/2017.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 33 - MEMBERS OF CONGRESS (§§ 23-15-1031 — 23-15-1041) › Section 23-15-1033 - Election of representatives in Congress by districts; issuance of commissions by Governor

Representatives in the Congress of the United States shall be chosen by districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in the year 1986, and every two (2) years thereafter. The laws regulating general elections shall apply to and govern elections for representatives in Congress; and the Governor shall issue a commission to the person elected in each district.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-217 [Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 7, art 5 (10); 1857, ch. 4, art 32; 1871, § 360; 1880, § 160; 1892, § 3687; 1906, § 4194; Hemingway's 1917, § 6828; 1930, § 6273; 1942, § 3302; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 305, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 159, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 33 - MEMBERS OF CONGRESS (§§ 23-15-1031 — 23-15-1041) › Section 23-15-1035 - Qualifications of representatives in Congress

Each congressional district shall be entitled to one (1) representative, who shall have attained the age of twenty-five (25) years, and been seven (7) years a citizen of the United States, and who shall, when elected, be an inhabitant of this state.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-219 [Codes, 1857, ch. 4, art 33; 1880, § 161; 1892, § 3688; 1906, § 4195; Hemingway's 1917, § 6829; 1930, § 6274; 1942, § 3303; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 306, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 33 - MEMBERS OF CONGRESS (§§ 23-15-1031 — 23-15-1041) › Section 23-15-1039 - Election of representatives in Congress in event of change in number of representatives to which state is entitled

Should an election of representatives in Congress occur after the number of representatives to which the state is entitled changes, and before the districts have changed to conform to the new apportionment, representatives shall be chosen as follows: If the number of representatives is increased, then one (1) member shall be chosen in each district as organized, and the additional member or members shall be chosen by the electors of the state at large; and if the number of representatives is decreased, then the whole number shall be chosen by the electors of the state at large.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-225 [Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 7, art 11; 1857, ch. 4, art 36; 1880, § 163; 1892, § 3690; 1906, § 4197; Hemingway's 1917, § 6831; 1930, § 6277; 1942, § 3306; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 308, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 160, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 33 - MEMBERS OF CONGRESS (§§ 23-15-1031 — 23-15-1041) › Section 23-15-1041 - Election of U.S. Senators by qualified electors of Mississippi; issuance of commissions by Governor

There shall be elected, by the qualified electors of Mississippi, one (1) United States Senator at the same time and in the same manner that members of the lower house of Congress are elected in 1988, and every six (6) years thereafter; and in the same manner there shall be one (1) United States Senator elected at the congressional election in 1990, and every six (6) years thereafter; and the person elected shall be commissioned by the Governor.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-227 [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 6834; 1930, § 6278; 1942, § 3307; Laws, 1914, ch. 148; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 309, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 161, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 35 - POLITICAL PARTIES (§§ 23-15-1051 — 23-15-1069) › Section 23-15-1051 - Performance of duties by State Executive Committee; qualification of candidates with State Executive Committee

All duties in regard to senatorial or other districts of more than one (1) county shall be performed by the State Executive Committee. All candidates for any such office shall qualify with the State Executive Committee in the time and manner established by law.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-1-1 [Codes, 1892, §§ 3256, 3257; 1906, § 3698; Hemingway's 1917, § 6389; 1930, § 5865; 1942, § 3106; Laws, 1960, ch. 442; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 331]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 310, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 162, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 35 - POLITICAL PARTIES (§§ 23-15-1051 — 23-15-1069) › Section 23-15-1053 - Methods and procedures for selection of county and state executive committees

Subject to federal law and national party rules, the State Executive Committee of each political party shall determine the method and procedures for the selection of county executive committees and the State Executive Committees. The State Executive Committee of the political party shall establish procedures for the selection of county and State Executive Committees at least ninety (90) days before the implementation of the procedures. A copy of any rule or regulation adopted by the State Executive Committee shall be sent to the Secretary of State within seven (7) days after its adoption to become a public record.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-1-3 [Codes, 1892, §§ 3256, 3257; 1906, § 3699; Hemingway's 1917, § 6390; 1930, § 5866; 1942, § 3107; Laws, 1948, ch. 308; Laws, 1952, ch. 391; Laws, 1963, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 32, § 2; Laws, 1968, ch. 566, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 301, § 1; Laws, 1976, ch. 412, § 1; Laws, 1979, ch. 363, § 1; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 331]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 311, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 163, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 35 - POLITICAL PARTIES (§§ 23-15-1051 — 23-15-1069) › Section 23-15-1055 - Methods and procedures for selection of delegates and delegate alternates to national nominating conventions

The state executive committee of each political party shall determine the method and procedures by which delegates and delegate alternates to the national nominating conventions are to be selected as well as adopt any other rule not inconsistent with this chapter. The state executive committee of the political party shall establish, at least ninety (90) days prior to the second Tuesday in March in years in which a presidential election is held, procedures to be followed in the nomination of candidates for delegates and delegate alternates to the nominating convention of the political party. A copy of any rule or regulation adopted by the state executive committee shall be sent to the Secretary of State within seven (7) days after its adoption to become a public record.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-1-3 [Codes, 1892, §§ 3256, 3257; 1906, § 3699; Hemingway's 1917, § 6390; 1930, § 5866; 1942, § 3107; Laws, 1948, ch. 308; Laws, 1952, ch. 391; Laws, 1963, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 32, § 2; Laws, 1968, ch. 566, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 301, § 1; Laws, 1976, ch. 412, § 1; Laws, 1979, ch. 363, § 1; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 331]; and [Laws, 1975, ch. 513; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 484, § 15]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 312, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 35 - POLITICAL PARTIES (§§ 23-15-1051 — 23-15-1069) › Section 23-15-1057 - Reconvening of state convention; delegates, notice, and power and authority

(1)
In the event sufficient cause should arise, and a majority of the membership of the State Executive Committee deems it necessary for the best interest of the political party and the state, the State Executive Committee is authorized to reconvene the state convention that selected them as members of the State Executive Committee at any time after the adjournment of the convention, but not later than the last day of the year in which the convention was held.
(2)
The delegates chosen from the respective counties to a state convention in accordance with Section
23-15-1055
shall continue to be delegates from the county to the convention for a period not later than the last day of the year in which the convention was held.
(3)
A convention may be reconvened upon the call of the chair of the State Executive Committee only with the approval of a majority of the State Executive Committee. At least ten (10) days notice shall be given by the chair of the State Executive Committee of the reconvening of the state convention. The notice shall be given by publication of the call of the chair in any newspaper or newspapers having general circulation throughout the state.
(4)
In the event a state convention is reconvened as provided in this section, the state convention may exercise all the power and authority conferred upon the convention by Section
23-15-1055
, and may revise or rescind any action taken at its previous regular session.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-1-25 [Codes, 1942, § 3107.7; Laws, 1960, ch. 443; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 331]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 313, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 165, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 35 - POLITICAL PARTIES (§§ 23-15-1051 — 23-15-1069) › Section 23-15-1059 - Registration on behalf of state executive committees

(1)
The chair or secretary of the State Executive Committee of each political party chosen as provided in Section
23-15-1053
shall register the name of the political party it represents, and the names of all organizations officially sanctioned by the political party, with the Secretary of State within thirty (30) days after the political party is organized. Thereafter, no political party shall use or register any name that is the same as or deceptively similar to the name of a political party or officially sanctioned organization that has already been registered with the Secretary of State by any other political party. No political party or officially sanctioned organization shall use any name in any campaign literature listing or describing its candidates that does not correspond with the name of the political party or officially sanctioned organization registered with the Secretary of State.
(2)
The chair or secretary of the State Executive Committee of a political party shall update the registration of the name of the political party it represents and the names of all organizations officially sanctioned by the political party with the Secretary of State on an annual basis, disclosing any revisions or additions to the information to be provided by affidavit in accordance with Section
25-15-1061
.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-1-5 [Codes, 1942, § 3107-01; Laws, 1950, ch. 458, § 1; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 331]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 314, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 166, eff. 7/1/2017.