Candidate qualifications; require all candidates running for elected offices in Mississippi be natural born US citizens.

SB 2049 would require all candidates for elected offices in Mississippi to be natural-born U.S. citizens. It directly affects over 15 types of positions, including state officials (like Agriculture Commissioner and Transportation Commissioners), local leaders (sheriffs, mayors, school board members), and county officers (coroners, tax assessors). The bill amends existing qualification laws to add this citizenship requirement, replacing previous rules that allowed naturalized citizens in some cases, with the change applying to elections held after January 1, 2020.