Two Mississippi representatives have introduced HC 39, a proposed constitutional amendment to bring back the statewide initiative. Here is the text. The old constitutional provision for an initiative had been invalidated last year by the State Supreme Court because it was worded to require signatures from five U.S. House districts, yet for the last twenty years the state has only had four U.S. House districts.

The bill would delete any reference to the number of U.S. House districts, but it would still require signatures from all districts.

The authors are Fred Shanks (R-Brandon) and Philip Gunn (R-Jackson). Gunn is Speaker of the House. If the bill passes, then it will be on the November 2022 ballot to ask the voters if they wish to approve it.