Constitution; signatures from any congressional district cannot exceed fractional portion of number of signatures required for initiative petition.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment limiting signatures for Mississippi's initiative petitions. It would prevent any single congressional district from contributing more than 1/(total congressional districts) of the required signatures - meaning if Mississippi has 4 districts, no one district could provide over 25% of the total signatures needed. This directly affects citizens and groups gathering signatures to place constitutional amendments on ballots. The change aims to ensure broader geographic support for initiatives by preventing dominance from a single district's signatures.
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Jan 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026
Last action Feb 3, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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Referred To Constitution
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Tracy Arnold
RRepublican
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