Constitution; amend Section 273 to reinstate initiative process and revise initiative signature requirements.

SC 515 proposes amending Mississippi's Constitution to reinstate the citizen initiative process, which was previously invalidated by the state Supreme Court. It would allow voters to directly propose statutory or constitutional amendments by collecting signatures equal to 25% of registered voters for statutes or 40% for constitutional changes, requiring petitioners to include home addresses and distributing signatures proportionally across congressional districts. The bill also restricts initiatives from altering the Bill of Rights, retirement systems, labor rights, or the initiative process itself, and mandates fiscal impact statements for proposed measures. This bill, referred to the Elections committee but died in committee in February 2026, directly affects Mississippi voters seeking to bypass the legislature for certain policy changes.