Mississippi Code
Chapter 1 - Legislature
§ 5-1-5. Qualified person may be candidate for state senator; election conducted on senatorial district basis; names on ballots

Any qualified elector of any senatorial district, as defined in Section 5-1-3, who possesses the necessary constitutional qualifications may qualify as a candidate and be elected a state senator without regard to any so-called gentleman's agreement or any other restriction. All elections for the office of state senator shall be conducted on a senatorial district basis regardless of the number of counties composing said district, and the names of qualified candidates therefor shall be placed on the ballots in each precinct of every county within said senatorial district.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 5 - Legislative Department

Chapter 1 - Legislature

§ 5-1-1. Apportionment of representatives

§ 5-1-2. Nomination and election of representatives by posts in districts having more than one representative

§ 5-1-3. Apportionment of senators

§ 5-1-4. Nomination and election of senators by posts in districts where more than one senator is to be elected

§ 5-1-5. Qualified person may be candidate for state senator; election conducted on senatorial district basis; names on ballots

§ 5-1-7. Holding of meetings

§ 5-1-9. Organization of the house of representatives

§ 5-1-11. Election of officers of house of representatives

§ 5-1-13. Organization of the senate

§ 5-1-15. Election of officers of the senate

§ 5-1-17. Organization in absence of the proper officer

§ 5-1-19. Officers of the legislature and committee chairmen authorized to administer oaths

§ 5-1-21. Subpoena for witnesses

§ 5-1-23. Proceedings against recalcitrant witnesses

§ 5-1-25. Witnesses not liable to prosecution in certain cases

§ 5-1-27. Perjury

§ 5-1-29. Additional duties of legislators

§ 5-1-31. Duties of secretary and clerk

§ 5-1-33. Provision of manuscripts and indexes of House and Senate journals

§ 5-1-35. Duty of the sergeant-at-arms

§ 5-1-39. Dismissal of officers and servants

§ 5-1-41. Remuneration of legislators

§ 5-1-45. Remuneration of the president pro tempore of the senate

§ 5-1-46. Remuneration of the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives

§ 5-1-51. When compensation is due

§ 5-1-55. How compensation is obtained

§ 5-1-59. Renumeration of witnesses for state

§ 5-1-61. Joint convention; place and time of assemblage

§ 5-1-63. Joint convention; limitation on powers

§ 5-1-65. Joint convention; presiding officers and records

§ 5-1-67. Joint convention; rules

§ 5-1-69. Joint convention; votes and elections

§ 5-1-71. Joint convention; majority to elect

§ 5-1-73. Joint convention; punishment of members

§ 5-1-75. Joint convention; punishment of persons not members

§ 5-1-77. Mail carrier and distributor for legislature

§ 5-1-81. Location of post office

§ 5-1-83. Capitol Commission to fit up post office

§ 5-1-85. Publication of fiscal note for certain bills or concurrent resolutions