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Mississippi Initiative and Referendum Amendment (1914)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Mississippi Initiative and Referendum Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Mississippi on November 3, 1914. The ballot measure was approved. In 1922, the Mississippi Supreme Court overturned the ballot measure.
A "yes" vote supported establishing an initiative and referendum process in Mississippi. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing an initiative and referendum process in Mississippi. |
Aftermath
On October 23, 1922, in Power v. Robertson, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that the ballot measure was invalid. The ballot measure provided for both initiated state statutes and initiated constitutional amendments. The court ruled that these should have been presented to voters as separate amendments.[1][2]
Election results
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19,118 | 68.68% | ||
| No | 8,718 | 31.32% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative and Referendum Amendment was as follows:
| “ | A Concurrent Resolution proposing an amendment to Section 33 of the Constitution of Mississippi, providing for initiative and referendum. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Mississippi Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Mississippi State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 77 votes in the Mississippi House of Representatives and 35 votes in the Mississippi State Senate, assuming no vacancies. The absolute number of those voting in favor must be equal to at least a majority of the members elected to each house. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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