Upon the filing of the ballot title and summary for an initiative measure in his office, the Secretary of State shall forthwith notify by certified mail return receipt requested, the person proposing the measure and any other individuals who have made written request for such notification of the exact language of the ballot title. The Secretary of State shall publish the title and summary for an initiative measure within ten (10) days after filing such title and summary in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation throughout the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-11
Notice of ballot title and summary to initiator; publication of title and summary
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Legislature of the State of Mississippi v. Adrian Shipman (2015)
Most recently applied in Legislature of the State of Mississippi v. Adrian Shipman (August 2015)
Laws, 1993, ch. 514, § 6, eff from and after August 3, 1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objections under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 196…
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