Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-1 (2026)
Procedures by which qualified electors may initiate proposed amendments to the constitution
✓ current as of July 2026
- (1) For purposes of this chapter, the following term shall have the meaning ascribed herein:
"Measure" means an amendment to the Mississippi Constitution proposed by a petition of qualified electors under Section 273, Mississippi Constitution of 1890.
- (2) If any qualified elector of the state desires to initiate a proposed amendment to the Constitution of this state as authorized by subsections (3) through (13) of Section 273 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, he shall first file with the Secretary of State a typewritten copy of the proposed initiative measure, accompanied by an affidavit that the sponsor is a qualified elector of this state.
- (3) The sponsor of an initiative shall identify in the text of the initiative the amount and source of revenue required to implement the initiative. If the initiative requires a reduction in any source of government revenue, or a reallocation of funding from currently funded programs, the sponsor shall identify in the text of the initiative the program or programs whose funding must be reduced or eliminated to implement the initiative.
- (4) The person proposing the measure shall also include all the information required under Section 273, Mississippi Constitution of 1890.
Laws, 1993, ch. 514, § 1, eff. 8/3/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objections under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases, 1999–2015 · leading case: Legislature of the State of Mississippi v. Adrian Shipman, 170 So. 3d 1211 (Miss. 2015).
Legislature of the State of Mississippi v. Adrian Shipman, 170 So. 3d 1211 (Miss. 2015). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-1 (1) (Rev. 2007).”
Hughes v. Hosemann, 68 So. 3d 1260 (Miss. 2011). “However, Plaintiffs have not raised any objections to the form of Measure 26 as set forth in Mississippi Code Sections 23-17-1 to 23-17-61. To be clear, it is the province of this Court to interpret the meaning of the Mississippi Constitution, and no opinion issued by this Court…”
In Re Proposed Initiative Measure No. 20, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). “[3] In 1992, the Legislature enacted Miss.Code Ann. §§ 23-17-1 et seq. (Supp.1999), which established a multi-level, multi-step petition process permitting the voters of Mississippi to amend the Constitution by voter initiative.”
Gordon Just., Jr. v. Delbert Hosemann, et, 771 F.3d 285 (5th Cir. 2014). “” 3 Miss.Code Ann. § 23-17-1(1). Registration Threshold: Under Chapter 17, “[a] political committee that either receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.”
Smith v. Clark, 189 F. Supp. 2d 548 (S.D. Miss. 2002). “§ 23-15-369, and to propose constitutional amendments by initiative, see Miss.Code Ann. § 23-17-1, et seq., this is not at issue in the case before us.”
Stoner v. Mahoney, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). “We hold today that §§ 23-17-1 et seq. do not divest the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County of its jurisdiction as set forth in section 156 of the Constitution.”
Elizabeth Stoner v. Robert Mahoney (Miss. 1999). “15, § 273(4), codified in Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-1 (3)-(4). ¶12. We must determine whether these constitutional provisions have been satisfied here.”
Deborah Hughes v. Delbert Hosemann (Miss. 2010). “Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-1 (2) (Rev. 2007).”
Leland Speed v. Delbert Hosemann (Miss. 2011). “In effect, she argues for unbridled ballot box chaos.”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-1(1) — 4 cases
Legislature of the State of Mississippi v. Adrian Shipman, 170 So. 3d 1211 (Miss. 2015). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-1 (1) (Rev. 2007).”
Gordon Just., Jr. v. Delbert Hosemann, et, 771 F.3d 285 (5th Cir. 2014). “” 3 Miss.Code Ann. § 23-17-1(1). Registration Threshold: Under Chapter 17, “[a] political committee that either receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.”
In Re Proposed Initiative Measure No. 20, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). “[3] In 1992, the Legislature enacted Miss.Code Ann. §§ 23-17-1 et seq. (Supp.1999), which established a multi-level, multi-step petition process permitting the voters of Mississippi to amend the Constitution by voter initiative.”
Stoner v. Mahoney, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). “We hold today that §§ 23-17-1 et seq. do not divest the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County of its jurisdiction as set forth in section 156 of the Constitution.”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-1(2) — 3 cases
Hughes v. Hosemann, 68 So. 3d 1260 (Miss. 2011). “However, Plaintiffs have not raised any objections to the form of Measure 26 as set forth in Mississippi Code Sections 23-17-1 to 23-17-61. To be clear, it is the province of this Court to interpret the meaning of the Mississippi Constitution, and no opinion issued by this Court…”
In Re Proposed Initiative Measure No. 20, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). “[3] In 1992, the Legislature enacted Miss.Code Ann. §§ 23-17-1 et seq. (Supp.1999), which established a multi-level, multi-step petition process permitting the voters of Mississippi to amend the Constitution by voter initiative.”
Stoner v. Mahoney, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). “We hold today that §§ 23-17-1 et seq. do not divest the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County of its jurisdiction as set forth in section 156 of the Constitution.”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-1(3) — 3 cases
Hughes v. Hosemann, 68 So. 3d 1260 (Miss. 2011). “However, Plaintiffs have not raised any objections to the form of Measure 26 as set forth in Mississippi Code Sections 23-17-1 to 23-17-61. To be clear, it is the province of this Court to interpret the meaning of the Mississippi Constitution, and no opinion issued by this Court…”
In Re Proposed Initiative Measure No. 20, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). “[3] In 1992, the Legislature enacted Miss.Code Ann. §§ 23-17-1 et seq. (Supp.1999), which established a multi-level, multi-step petition process permitting the voters of Mississippi to amend the Constitution by voter initiative.”
Stoner v. Mahoney, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). “We hold today that §§ 23-17-1 et seq. do not divest the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County of its jurisdiction as set forth in section 156 of the Constitution.”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-1(3)(4) — 3 cases
In Re Proposed Initiative Measure No. 20, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). “[3] In 1992, the Legislature enacted Miss.Code Ann. §§ 23-17-1 et seq. (Supp.1999), which established a multi-level, multi-step petition process permitting the voters of Mississippi to amend the Constitution by voter initiative.”
Stoner v. Mahoney, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). “We hold today that §§ 23-17-1 et seq. do not divest the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County of its jurisdiction as set forth in section 156 of the Constitution.”
Elizabeth Stoner v. Robert Mahoney (Miss. 1999). “15, § 273(4), codified in Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-1 (3)-(4). ¶12. We must determine whether these constitutional provisions have been satisfied here.”
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