Mississippi SB2049 mandates that all candidates for elected office in Mississippi must be natural born U.S. citizens.
Mississippi SB2049 amends several sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972 to require that all candidates for various elected offices, including the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, Transportation Commissioners, District Attorneys, and others, must be natural born citizens of the United States. The bill also mandates that these candidates must provide absolute proof of their citizenship status when they qualify to run for office. The residency requirements specified in the bill apply to elections held from and after January 1, 2020.
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