Senate seeks to stop drastic changes to judges qualifying deadlines.

A Mississippi House bill intended to change the qualifying deadline for re-election of judges from May 9, 2014 to September 5, and had received substantial opposition from incumbent judges, was amended on the Senate floor Tuesday, March 11, 2014, to fairly reflect current law.

The Senate’s passage of House Bill 1026 would have unfairly subjected judges to a four-month extension of the qualifying deadline. The legislation was drafted based on lawmakers changes made to judicial districts due to updated Census data.

Senator Derrick T. Simmons’ proposal changes the deadline to June 2, 2014, which gives incumbents time to campaign for the November election if necessary. The September proposal was too close to election time for them to organize an effective campaign.

“The qualifying deadline has been a moving target and never should have been changed,” Simmons said.

“I am adamantly opposed to changing the qualifying deadline at all. I have worked to get the House proposed qualifying deadline as close as possible to the current existing law,” Senator Simmons said.  “The original House bill would have unfairly subjected judges to a four-month extension of the qualifying deadline with only 60 days to mount a campaign. I hope that the House will either agree with the June qualifying deadline or maintain the current deadline.”

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