Mississippi HB438 revises the initiative process by removing size requirements for petition sheets and requiring the Secretary of State to provide.
Mississippi HB438 amends the initiative process by removing the requirement that initiative petitions be printed on sheets of paper of a specific size. It also mandates that the Secretary of State provide the form for initiative petitions on their website. The bill requires circuit clerks to certify signatures and submit petitions to the Secretary of State for filing. It outlines grounds for refusal to file a petition, such as insufficient signatures or violations of signature collection rules. The Secretary of State must collect a filing fee of $500 from the petitioner.
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