Mississippi Const. art. 5, § 140

Mississippi Constitution

Article 5, § 140 — Election of Governor

This text of Mississippi Const. art. 5, § 140 (Election of Governor) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Mississippi primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

JurisdictionMississippi DocumentConstitution

Article5

Section§ 140

CitationMississippi Const. art. 5, § 140

Bluebook

Miss. Const. art. 5, § 140.

Full Text

The Governor of the state and all statewide elected officials shall be elected by the people in a general election to be held: on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2023, and on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in every fourth year thereafter. The person receiving a majority of the number of votes cast in the election for these offices shall be declared elected. If no person receives a majority of the votes, then a runoff election shall be held under procedures prescribed by the Legislature in general law.

Add this to your briefcase to access full text.

The Governor of the state and all statewide elected officials shall be elected by the people in a general election to be held: on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2023, and on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in every fourth year thereafter. The person receiving a majority of the number of votes cast in the election for these offices shall be declared elected. If no person receives a majority of the votes, then a runoff election shall be held under procedures prescribed by the Legislature in general law.

History

SOURCES: 1817 art IV § 2; 1832 art V § 2; 1869 art V § 2; Laws, 1982, ch. 621, eff January 28, 1983; Laws, 2020, ch. 2021, § I, eff March 29, 2021. NOTE: The 2020 amendment to Section 140 of the Constitution was proposed by Chapter 2021, Laws of 2020 (House Concurrent Resolution No 47), and upon ratification by the electorate on November 3, 2020, was in- serted as part of the Constitution by proclamation of the Secretary of State on March 29, 2021. The 2020 amendment rewrote the section to remove the requirement that a candidate for governor or statewide elected office receive the most votes in a majority of the state’s House districts (the electoral vote requirement).

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

Mississippi Const. art. 5, § 140, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/constitution/ms/5/140.