Constitutional amendments; require MS elected officials to be natural born citizens of the United States.
This bill proposes amending the Mississippi Constitution to require all elected officials to be natural-born citizens of the United States. It would add this requirement to existing qualifications for positions including the governor, legislators, state auditors, judges (all levels), secretary of state, attorney general, and justice court judges. The bill specifically amends constitutional sections governing eligibility for these offices, replacing or adding "natural born citizen" where currently unspecified. If passed, this would change the citizenship requirement for all these elected roles, though it does not apply to appointed positions. The proposal was referred to committee but died there in 2026.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2026
Last action Feb 3, 2026
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Committee
1
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
Referred To Constitution;Elections
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin Blackwell
RRepublican
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