On February 28, the Mississippi Senate Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committee passed SB 2522, to restore the initiative process that was stricken from the State Constitution a few years ago by the State Supreme Court. The bill provides for a petition of 10% of the registered voters, a very difficult hurdle. Also it provides that initiatives need 60% of the popular vote to pass.

Earlier the House had passed a somewhat similar bill, but the Senate has not passed it, and the House bill did not require a 60% vote.