Mississippi Last Will and Testament, Amendment 1 (1987)

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The Mississippi Last Will and Testament, Amendment 1, also known as Amendment 1, was on the ballot in Mississippi on November 3, 1987, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended via House Concurrent Resolution No. 7. The amendment proposed to amend Section 270, which allows a person to bequeath all or a portion of their estate to a charitable, religious, education or civil institution, subject to any statutory rights of the survivors. It proposes to increase to 180 days the minimum time before the testator’s death that will containing such a bequest must be executed in order to be valid.

Election results

Mississippi Amendment 1 (1987)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		367,450	73.12%
No		135,049	26.88%

Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Mississippi, 1968-1990

See also

Suggest a link

• Mississippi 1987 ballot measures
• 1987 ballot measures
• List of Mississippi ballot measures

External links

• Referenda and Primary Elections for Mississippi, 1968-1990