Constitution; conform initiative signature requirements from each congressional district to number of current congressional districts.
This bill proposes amending Mississippi's constitution to adjust the signature requirements for citizen-initiated constitutional amendments. It directly affects individuals or groups gathering signatures to place constitutional initiatives on the ballot. The key change updates Section 273 to require that signatures from any single congressional district cannot exceed the total required signatures divided by the *current* number of congressional districts at the time the petition is filed. This ensures the signature quota per district automatically aligns with the actual number of districts, avoiding outdated calculations from past redistricting.
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Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Jan 17, 2025
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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Oscar Denton
DDemocratic
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Carl Mickens
DDemocratic
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Daryl Porter
DDemocratic
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Jeffery Harness
DDemocratic
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Jeffrey Hulum
DDemocratic
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