The petition for a proposed initiative measure must be filed with the Secretary of State not less than ninety (90) days before the first day of the regular session of the Legislature at which it is to be submitted. A petition is valid for a period of twelve (12) months.
Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-3
Time for filing petition; length of time petition remains valid
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, § 2, 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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