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Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-31 (2026)

Procedure for rejection of measure and adoption of new measure by Legislature; designation of "Alternative Measure No. A"; fiscal analysis

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(1) Whenever the Legislature rejects a measure submitted to it by initiative petition and adopts an amendment to the measure proposed by initiative petition, then the Secretary of State shall give the measure adopted by the Legislature the same number as that borne by the initiative measure followed by the letter "A." Such measure so designated as "Alternative Measure No. ____________________ A," together with the ballot title thereof, when ascertained, shall be certified by the Secretary of State to the county election commissioners for printing on the ballots for submission to the voters for their approval or rejection at the next statewide general election.

(2) The chief legislative budget officer shall prepare a fiscal analysis of each initiative and each legislative alternative. A summary of each fiscal analysis shall appear on the ballot.

Laws, 1993, ch. 514, § 16, 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 4 cases, 1999–2015 · leading case: Legislature of the State of Mississippi v. Adrian Shipman, 170 So. 3d 1211 (Miss. 2015).

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Legislature of the State of Mississippi v. Adrian Shipman, 170 So. 3d 1211 (Miss. 2015). · cites it 25× “” Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-31 (1) (Rev. 2007).”

In Re Proposed Initiative Measure No. 20, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). · cites it 2× “Miss.Code Ann. § 23-17-31(2) requires that "[t]he chief legislative budget officer shall prepare a fiscal analysis of each initiative and each legislative alternative.”

Stoner v. Mahoney, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). · cites it 2× “Miss.Code Ann. § 23-17-31(2) requires that “[t]he chief legislative budget officer shall prepare a fiscal analysis of each initiative and each legislative alternative.”

Elizabeth Stoner v. Robert Mahoney (Miss. 1999). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-31 (2) requires that "[t]he chief legislative budget officer shall prepare a fiscal analysis of each initiative and each legislative alternative.”

— Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-31(2) — 2 cases

In Re Proposed Initiative Measure No. 20, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). “Miss.Code Ann. § 23-17-31(2) requires that "[t]he chief legislative budget officer shall prepare a fiscal analysis of each initiative and each legislative alternative.”

Stoner v. Mahoney, 774 So. 2d 397 (Miss. 2000). “Miss.Code Ann. § 23-17-31(2) requires that “[t]he chief legislative budget officer shall prepare a fiscal analysis of each initiative and each legislative alternative.”

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