Constitution; amend to conform initiative signature requirements to current congressional districts.
This bill amends Mississippi's Constitution to change how initiative petitions qualify for the ballot. It requires that for a constitutional initiative to qualify, the total signatures must include an equal number from each of Mississippi's current congressional districts (based on the latest federal census), rather than a statewide total. Excess signatures from any single district cannot count toward the required total. This directly affects citizens or groups seeking to propose constitutional changes through the initiative process, ensuring signatures are distributed across all districts. The change applies to all initiative petitions submitted after the amendment is adopted.
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Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Last action Feb 3, 2026
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Jan 12, 2026
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Referred To Constitution
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Hester Jackson-McCray
DDemocratic
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