Mississippi Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2026)
| Mississippi Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Suffrage | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Mississippi Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment is not on the ballot in Mississippi as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
The measure would have amended the state constitution to state that only an inhabitant of the state, rather than every inhabitant of the state, who is a U.S. citizen, may vote.[1]
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- See also: Amending the Mississippi Constitution
In Mississippi, for a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to be certified for the ballot, two-thirds of each house of the Mississippi State Legislature must vote to put it there. The absolute number of those voting in favor must be equal to at least a majority of the members elected to each house.
This amendment was introduced as House Concurrent Resolution 17 on January 17, 2025. The measure was passed in the House on February 12, 2025, in a vote of 110-4, with six members absent or not voting.[1]
The measure was not passed before the legislative session adjourned.
| Vote in the Mississippi House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of those present in each chamber, provided the vote is a majority of all members | |||
Number of yes votes required: 59  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 110 | 4 | 6 |
| Total percent | 91.66% | 3.33% | 5.00% |
| Democrat | 33 | 4 | 3 |
| Republican | 75 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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