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Mississippi Flag Referendum (April 2001)
From Ballotpedia
The Mississippi Flag Referendum, also known as the State Flag Election, was on the April 17, 2001 special election ballot in Mississippi, where the new proposed state flag was defeated.
Election results
| State Flag | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Proposition A:
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494,323 | 64.4% | ||
 Proposition B:
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273,359 | 35.6% | ||
Note: Rather than a "yes"/"no" vote, the referendum asked voters to choose between Proposition A, the 1894 flag or Proposition B, a proposed new flag.
Official results via: The Mississippi Official & Statistical Register 2000-2004(p.656)
See also
External links
- Mississippi 2001 Flag Referendum
- Flag Referendum Election Results
- The Mississippi Official & Statistical Register 2000-2004
- The Economist, "Not as simple as it looks," April 19, 2011
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