As of 5/16/2023

Series 1093: Petitions. 1916-2019.
Secretary of State. Elections Division (RG 28)

      This series contains petitions submitted to the Secretary of State’s office so the initiatives presented by process may be included on the ballot during a general election. The initiatives include such movements as the introduction of lotteries, legalization of cannabis, establishment of term limits, and the requirement to fund public schools adequately. The process of how petitions are constructed and submitted is in Title 23, Chapter 17 of the Mississippi Code of 1972. The documents in this series are signed and verified petition forms, sample petitions, correspondence, legal notices, certifications from county clerks, uncertified petitions, and petition reports. This series is arranged chronologically then alphabetically by county.

1916: Tick Eradication Law02516

1921-1922: petitions to amend Mississippi Constitution of 189002611

1976: sample certification of petitioners, circuit clerks
1976: sample petition, county boards of election commissioners
1976: sample petition, general election
1976: sample petition, presidential electors
1976: sample petition, special election		03059

1990: Petition-Initiative to Repeal Lottery Prohibition

George County02983
Hancock County02983
Hancock & Harrison Counties02983
Harrison County02983
Harrison & Jackson Counties02983
Hinds County02983
Jackson County02983
Jones County02983
Lauderdale County02983

Lincoln County02982
Madison County02982
Rankin County02982
Warren County02982
Wilkinson County02982

1994: Petition-Initiative #4, Term Limits

Adams-Clarke Counties11703
Clay-Grenada Counties11705
Hancock-Hinds Counties11707
Hinds County11709
Holmes-Jefferson Davis Counties11711
Jones-Leake Counties11713
Lee-Lowndes Counties11715
Madison-Newton Counties11733
Noxubee-Rankin Counties11735
Rankin-Tate Counties11801
Tippah-Washington Counties11822
Wayne-Yazoo Counties11898

1997: Petition-Initiative # 9, Term Limits for Legislature

Adams-Leake Counties32512
Batch Count Sheets32512
Lee-Yazoo Counties32513

2009-2010: Petition-Initiative #26, Personhood

Adams – Coahoma Counties35073
Copiah – George Counties35074
George – Hinds Counties35089
Hinds County35109
Hinds – Jefferson Davis Counties35111
Jones – Lauderdale Counties35160
Lawrence – Lowndes Counties35161
Madison – Neshoba Counties35162
Newton – Pontotoc Counties35165
Pontotoc – Rankin Counties35166
Scott – Union Counties35167
Union – Yazoo Counties35168
Certification of Petition Signatures (Adams-Tunica)35169
Certification of Petition Signatures (Union-Yazoo)35170
Checklists (Adams-Yazoo Counties)35170
Correspondence35170
Petition Reports35170

2009-2010: Petition-Initiative #27, Voter ID Law

Adams – Bolivar Counties35054
Choctaw – DeSoto Counties35055
DeSoto – Franklin Counties35056
Franklin – Harrison Counties35057
Harrison – Hinds Counties35058
Hinds – Jackson Counties35059
Jackson – Lafayette Counties35060
Lamar – Leake Counties35061
Lee – Lowndes Counties35062
Madison – Neshoba Counties35063
Neshoba – Pontotoc Counties35064
Prentiss – Simpson Counties35065
Simpson – Walthall Counties35066
Warren – Wilkinson Counties35067
Wilkinson – Yazoo Counties35068
Yazoo County35069

Aggregate Lists35186

Certification of Petition Signatures (Adams-Lawrence)35071
Certification of Petition Signatures (Leake-Yazoo)35072

Uncertified petitions (A-O)35070
Uncertified petitions (P-Y)35186
Uncertified petitions, various counties (loose sheets)35186
Uncertified petitions (Correspondence)35186

2010: Petition-Initiative #31, Eminent Domain

Adams – Claiborne Counties35171
Clarke – DeSoto Counties35172
Forrest – Harrison Counties35173
Harrison – Hinds Counties35174
Hinds – Jefferson Davis Counties35175
Jones – Lauderdale Counties35176
Lauderdale – Lincoln Counties35177
Lowndes – Montgomery Counties35178
Montgomery – Perry Counties35179
Pike – Scott Counties35180
Sharkey – Tishomingo Counties35181
Tishomingo – Winston Counties35182
Winston – Yazoo Counties35183
Certification of Petition Signatures (Adams-Yazoo)35184
Correspondence35185
Petition Reports35185

2014: Petition-Initiative #42, Better Schools

Adams – Clay Counties35187
Clay – DeSoto Counties35188
DeSoto – Forrest Counties35189
Forrest – Harrison Counties35190
Harrison – Hinds Counties35191
Hinds County35192
Hinds – Jackson Counties35193
Jackson – Lafayette Counties35194
Lamar – Lee Counties35195
Leflore – Madison Counties35196
Madison – Oktibbeha Counties35197
Panola – Rankin Counties35198
Rankin – Sunflower Counties35199
Sunflower – Wayne Counties35200
Webster – Yazoo Counties35201
Yazoo County35202

Certification of Petition Signatures (scattered counties)35202

Petition Reports (various counties)35202
Petition Reports (various counties)35203

1998-1999, 2008-2015: Initiative Filings

Initiatives 13-2035204

Initiatives 24-43, 48-52 & unnumbered35205

2019: Petition-Initiative #65, Medical Marijuana

Adams – Alcorn Counties35847
Alcorn – Attala Counties35850
Benton – Bolivar Counties35852
Bolivar – Chickasaw Counties35853
Chickasaw – Clarke Counties35855
Clay – Coahoma Counties35856
Coahoma – Copiah Counties35857
Copiah – DeSoto Counties35858
DeSoto County35859
DeSoto – Forrest Counties35860
Forrest County35861
Forrest – Franklin Counties35862
George – Hancock Counties35863
Hancock – Harrison Counties35864
Harrison County35865
Harrison County35866
Hinds County03429
Hinds County03430
Hinds County35867
Hinds County35868
Hinds County35869
Hinds County35870
Holmes – Humphreys Counties35871
Issaquena – Jackson Counties35872
Jackson – Jasper Counties35873
Jefferson – Jones Counties35874
Jones – Kemper Counties35875
Lafayette County35876
Lafayette – Lamar Counties35877
Lamar County35878
Lauderdale County35879
Lawrence – Lee Counties35880
Lee – Leflore Counties35881
Leflore – Lincoln Counties35882
Lowndes – Madison Counties35883
Madison County35884
Madison County35885
Madison – Marshall Counties35886
Monroe – Neshoba Counties35887
Neshoba – Oktibbeha Counties35888
Oktibbeha – Pearl River Counties35889
Pearl River – Pike Counties35890
Pike – Pontotoc Counties35891
Pontotoc – Rankin Counties35892
Rankin County35893
Rankin County35894
Rankin – Scott Counties35895
Scott – Simpson Counties35896
Simpson – Stone Counties35897
Sunflower – Tallahatchie Counties35898
Tate – Tishomingo Counties35899
Tishomingo – Union Counties35900
Walthall – Warren Counties35901
Warren – Washington Counties35902
Washington – Winston Counties35903
Winston – Yazoo Counties35904