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This concurrent resolution proposes an amendment to Section 273 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, specifically addressing the signature requirements for initiative petitions to amend the state constitution. Currently, signatures for an initiative petition are limited to one-fifth of the total required signatures from each congressional district. The proposed amendment would instead require signatures to be proportionally distributed based on the current number of congressional districts, ensuring a more equitable signature gathering process across the state. This means that the total required signatures would be divided equally among the existing congressional districts, preventing any single district from dominating the signature collection process. The resolution aims to modernize the initiative petition process by aligning the signature requirements with the current congressional district structure. If approved by voters in the November 2026 election, this amendment would provide a more balanced approach to qualifying constitutional initiatives for the ballot, potentially making it easier or more challenging to gather signatures depending on the specific number of congressional districts at the time.

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