Constitution; amend to conform initiative signature requirements to current congressional districts.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment requiring initiative petitions for Mississippi's constitution to collect an equal number of signatures from each current congressional district (based on the latest federal census), rather than a statewide total. It affects citizens or groups gathering signatures to propose constitutional changes through the initiative process. The change ensures signatures are distributed geographically across all districts, preventing any single district from dominating the petition drive. The bill died in committee on February 4, 2025, and did not become law.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Jan 17, 2025
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Referred To Constitution
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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P
Hester Jackson-McCray
DDemocratic
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