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Mississippi Higher Education Board of Trustees Appointment Amendment (2020)
| Mississippi Higher Education Board of Trustees Appointment Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Education | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Mississippi Higher Education Board of Trustees Appointment Amendment (HCR 31) was not on the ballot in Mississippi as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.
The measure would have required members of a state higher education Board of Trustees to be appointed by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House and be confirmed by the Senate. As of 2020, members were solely appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot summary
The ballot explanation for the amendment would have appeared as follows:[1]
| “ | This proposed amendment provides that after January 1, 2020, as vacancies occur, the twelve-member Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall be appointed from each of the three (3) Mississippi Supreme Court districts by the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi.[2] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Mississippi Constitution
The full text is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Mississippi Constitution
In Mississippi, for a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to be certified for the ballot, two-thirds of each house of the Mississippi State Legislature must vote to put it there. The absolute number of those voting in favor must be equal to at least a majority of the members elected to each house.
This amendment was introduced as House Concurrent Resolution 31 on February 14, 2020. The measure was passed in the House on March 12, 2020, in a vote of 104-16. There was one vacancy.[3]
The measure died in committee on June 9, 2020.[3]
| Vote in the Mississippi House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of those present in each chamber, provided the vote is a majority of all members | |||
| Number of yes votes required: 80 | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 104 | 16 | 1 |
| Total percent | 85.95% | 13.22% | 0.83% |
| Democrat | 36 | 10 | 0 |
| Republican | 68 | 6 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mississippi State Legislature, "House Concurrent Resolution 31," accessed March 16, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mississippi Legislature, "House Concurrent Resolution 31," accessed March 16, 2020
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