HC 14 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Constitution; conform initiative signature requirements from each congressional district for an initiative petition to the number of current districts.

This bill proposes amending Mississippi's constitution to update signature requirements for citizen-initiated constitutional amendments. It changes the rule that limited signatures from any single congressional district to a fixed percentage of the total required, instead aligning that limit with the current number of congressional districts (as determined by the latest federal census). This adjustment directly affects citizens collecting signatures for initiative petitions, requiring them to distribute signatures more evenly across all current districts rather than the outdated district count used when the constitution was written. The change ensures the signature distribution rule matches Mississippi's current congressional map.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Feb 3, 2026