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This concurrent resolution proposes amendments to the Mississippi Constitution to grant citizens the power of "initiative," meaning the people can propose new laws, or amend or repeal existing ones, and vote on them directly in elections, separate from the Legislature. This power would be subject to certain restrictions, such as not being used to alter the Bill of Rights, laws concerning the Public Employees' Retirement System, or appropriations of state funds, and would require a significant number of signatures from qualified voters to get on the ballot, with specific rules about geographic distribution of those signatures. The resolution also outlines procedures for identifying funding sources for proposed initiatives, requires fiscal analyses to be presented to voters, and establishes that approved initiatives would take effect without needing the Governor's signature and would be protected from legislative amendment or repeal for two years, except in cases of declared emergency.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HC/HC0020.xml