Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 902 - MSWCC Commissioner Elections and Appointments › Chapter 3 - Commissioner Resignations › Rule 2-902-1 - A commissioner who resigns must submit a written letter of resignation to the Commission › Rule 2-902-1.2 - The Election Process Phase I

Current through June 25, 2024
The Commission will authorize the election to be conducted
					 and will notify the contact person and the district at least seventy-five (75)
					 days before the expiration of the elected commissioner's term. Brief
					 instructions and the necessary forms will be sent to the district office in
					 order to carry out Phase I of the election process.
A. Before the Commission can begin the
				  election process, the district must decide and inform the Commission of their
				  election date.
B. After the
				  Commission is informed of the election date, the Commission will publish the
				  Nominating Notice (ELC-1) (Exhibit 1) in a newspaper with district wide
				  coverage, at least sixty (60) days prior to the election date. This will notify
				  the public that the district will be accepting nominating petitions for
				  approximately twenty (20) days.
C.
				  The district must send the Nominating Petitions (ELC-3) (Exhibit 3) to the
				  Commission office at least thirty (30) days before the election date. The
				  district needs to fill in the top portion of the Nominating Petition and
				  discuss the agreement on the back of the form with the prospective
				  commissioner. It is extremely important that the prospective commissioner
				  understand that he/she is making a firm commitment to spend the time and effort
				  necessary to carry out the responsibilities as set forth by the Mississippi
				  Soil and Water Conservation Commission. The Nominating Petition will not be
				  accepted without the signatures of the nominee and twenty-five (25) or more
				  owners of land lying within the boundaries of the district. Landowners may sign
				  more than one such nominating petition to nominate more than one candidate for
				  commissioner. However, in no event shall a landowner sign more than three (3)
				  such nominating petitions. Not more than one commissioner shall be a resident
				  of any one supervisor's beat, unless there is no person qualified and willing
				  to serve in another beat. If the latter is the case, the district must write a
				  letter to the Commission stating that this is, in fact, the situation. The
				  nominee must be a person who is a landowner and/or operator within the
				  geographical area of the district, and must be qualified to carry out the
				  authority and responsibility of the office.
D. The district must notify the Commission of
				  their voting places (at least one per beat) and voting hours in sufficient time
				  for the Commission to publish the Election Notice (ELC-2) (Exhibit 2). The
				  Commission will publish the Election Notice (ELC-2) (Exhibit 2) three (3)
				  times, with an interval of seven (7) days between each publication, in a
				  newspaper with district wide coverage approximately thirty (30) days prior to
				  the election date.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §§
											69-27-9,
					 69-27-31