Series 1093: Petitions. 1916-2019.
Creator: Secretary of State (RG 28)
Collection Summary: 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.
Access Restrictions: None
Dates: 1916-2019
Volume: 128.30 cubic feet
Language: English
Finding Aid Edited By: Lori Kincses in May, 2023
- Collection Inventory
Box Content Box 1916: Tick Eradication Law 02516 1921-1922: petitions to amend Mississippi Constitution of 1890 02611 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 election03059 1990: Petition-Initiative to Repeal Lottery Prohibition
George County 02983 Hancock County 02983 Hancock & Harrison Counties 02983 Harrison County 02983 Harrison & Jackson Counties 02983 Hinds County 02983 Jackson County 02983 Jones County 02983 Lauderdale County 02983 Lincoln County 02982 Madison County 02982 Rankin County 02982 Warren County 02982 Wilkinson County 02982 1994: Petition-Initiative #4, Term Limits
Adams-Clarke Counties 11703 Clay-Grenada Counties 11705 Hancock-Hinds Counties 11707 Hinds County 11709 Holmes-Jefferson Davis Counties 11711 Jones-Leake Counties 11713 Lee-Lowndes Counties 11715 Madison-Newton Counties 11733 Noxubee-Rankin Counties 11735 Rankin-Tate Counties 11801 Tippah-Washington Counties 11822 Wayne-Yazoo Counties 11898 1997: Petition-Initiative # 9, Term Limits for Legislature
Adams-Leake Counties 32512 Batch Count Sheets 32512 Lee-Yazoo Counties 32513 2009-2010: Petition-Initiative #26, Personhood
Adams – Coahoma Counties 35073 Copiah – George Counties 35074 George – Hinds Counties 35089 Hinds County 35109 Hinds – Jefferson Davis Counties 35111 Jones – Lauderdale Counties 35160 Lawrence – Lowndes Counties 35161 Madison – Neshoba Counties 35162 Newton – Pontotoc Counties 35165 Pontotoc – Rankin Counties 35166 Scott – Union Counties 35167 Union – Yazoo Counties 35168 Certification of Petition Signatures (Adams-Tunica) 35169 Certification of Petition Signatures (Union-Yazoo) 35170 Checklists (Adams-Yazoo Counties) 35170 Correspondence 35170 Petition Reports 35170 2009-2010: Petition-Initiative #27, Voter ID Law
Adams – Bolivar Counties 35054 Choctaw – DeSoto Counties 35055 DeSoto – Franklin Counties 35056 Franklin – Harrison Counties 35057 Harrison – Hinds Counties 35058 Hinds – Jackson Counties 35059 Jackson – Lafayette Counties 35060 Lamar – Leake Counties 35061 Lee – Lowndes Counties 35062 Madison – Neshoba Counties 35063 Neshoba – Pontotoc Counties 35064 Prentiss – Simpson Counties 35065 Simpson – Walthall Counties 35066 Warren – Wilkinson Counties 35067 Wilkinson – Yazoo Counties 35068 Yazoo County 35069 Aggregate Lists 35186 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 Counties 35171 Clarke – DeSoto Counties 35172 Forrest – Harrison Counties 35173 Harrison – Hinds Counties 35174 Hinds – Jefferson Davis Counties 35175 Jones – Lauderdale Counties 35176 Lauderdale – Lincoln Counties 35177 Lowndes – Montgomery Counties 35178 Montgomery – Perry Counties 35179 Pike – Scott Counties 35180 Sharkey – Tishomingo Counties 35181 Tishomingo – Winston Counties 35182 Winston – Yazoo Counties 35183 Certification of Petition Signatures (Adams-Yazoo) 35184 Correspondence 35185 Petition Reports 35185 2014: Petition-Initiative #42, Better Schools
Adams – Clay Counties 35187 Clay – DeSoto Counties 35188 DeSoto – Forrest Counties 35189 Forrest – Harrison Counties 35190 Harrison – Hinds Counties 35191 Hinds County 35192 Hinds – Jackson Counties 35193 Jackson – Lafayette Counties 35194 Lamar – Lee Counties 35195 Leflore – Madison Counties 35196 Madison – Oktibbeha Counties 35197 Panola – Rankin Counties 35198 Rankin – Sunflower Counties 35199 Sunflower – Wayne Counties 35200 Webster – Yazoo Counties 35201 Yazoo County 35202 Certification of Petition Signatures (scattered counties) 35202 Petition Reports (various counties) 35202 Petition Reports (various counties) 35203 1998-1999, 2008-2015: Initiative Filings
Initiatives 13-20 35204 Initiatives 24-43, 48-52 & unnumbered 35205 2019: Petition-Initiative #65, Medical Marijuana
Adams – Alcorn Counties 35847 Alcorn – Attala Counties 35850 Benton – Bolivar Counties 35852 Bolivar – Chickasaw Counties 35853 Chickasaw – Clarke Counties 35855 Clay – Coahoma Counties 35856 Coahoma – Copiah Counties 35857 Copiah – DeSoto Counties 35858 DeSoto County 35859 DeSoto – Forrest Counties 35860 Forrest County 35861 Forrest – Franklin Counties 35862 George – Hancock Counties 35863 Hancock – Harrison Counties 35864 Harrison County 35865 Harrison County 35866 Hinds County 03429 Hinds County 03430 Hinds County 35867 Hinds County 35868 Hinds County 35869 Hinds County 35870 Holmes – Humphreys Counties 35871 Issaquena – Jackson Counties 35872 Jackson – Jasper Counties 35873 Jefferson – Jones Counties 35874 Jones – Kemper Counties 35875 Lafayette County 35876 Lafayette – Lamar Counties 35877 Lamar County 35878 Lauderdale County 35879 Lawrence – Lee Counties 35880 Lee – Leflore Counties 35881 Leflore – Lincoln Counties 35882 Lowndes – Madison Counties 35883 Madison County 35884 Madison County 35885 Madison – Marshall Counties 35886 Monroe – Neshoba Counties 35887 Neshoba – Oktibbeha Counties 35888 Oktibbeha – Pearl River Counties 35889 Pearl River – Pike Counties 35890 Pike – Pontotoc Counties 35891 Pontotoc – Rankin Counties 35892 Rankin County 35893 Rankin County 35894 Rankin – Scott Counties 35895 Scott – Simpson Counties 35896 Simpson – Stone Counties 35897 Sunflower – Tallahatchie Counties 35898 Tate – Tishomingo Counties 35899 Tishomingo – Union Counties 35900 Walthall – Warren Counties 35901 Warren – Washington Counties 35902 Washington – Winston Counties 35903 Winston – Yazoo Counties 35904