Local ballot measures, Mississippi

Recent local news Bond Issue Set For Another Vote In Rankin County Here is the latest Mississippi news from The Associated Press, Union Co. voters to decide liquor issue on Jan. 10 In brief: School bond issue falls short in vote, Bond vote: 'No' Vote 'no' on Rankin bonds, Rankin Schools Chief Defends $169 Million Bond Proposal, Rankin County $169M school bond vote set Restaurant tax would finance city projects in D’Iberville Free college educations not going on ballot with Tupelo road improvements Oxford school bond issue set for vote, Oxford voters OK school bonds New school would combine Northside, Eastside Clinton Voters To Consider $23.5M School Bond Issue, Clinton bond issue backers want landslide, School bond issue passes in Clinton ...more local news School bond and tax votes See also: School bond and tax elections in Mississippi Mississippi is one of nine states along with the District of Columbia that does not require elections involving school bonds and taxes. All capital improvements for public schools are funded by the Mississippi Public School Building Fund in which require loans. The Mississippi Legislature makes all appropriations to the fund when the state budget is deliberated on. All bond issues are approved by the Mississippi Bond Commission. Mississippi is limited on issuing bonds to $100 million dollars at one time. It is up to the commission to issue bonds within the $100 million dollar limit. All bonds are capped at seven percent interest with a twenty year maturity.

Local elections 2010 March 27 2009 June 2 • November 3 Mississippi counties Adams • Alcorn • Amite • Attala • Benton • Bolivar • Calhoun • Carroll • Chickasaw • Choctaw • Claiborne • Clarke • Clay • Coahoma • Copiah • Covington • DeSoto • Forrest • Franklin • George • Greene • Grenada • Hancock • Harrison • Hinds • Holmes • Humphreys • Issaquena • Itawamba • Jackson • Jasper • Jefferson • Jefferson Davis • Jones For the rest of Mississippi's counties see: Counties