Miss. Code § 23-15-981

Current through the 2024 Regular Session
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.

Miss. Code § 23-15-981

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.