Push to Restore Mississippi Voters’ Right to Ballot Initiative Fizzles Again

Trojan Horse: Effort to restore the ballot initiative process in Mississippi dies in the Senate

After spirited debate in the chamber, a voice vote on a motion to table killed State Senator Jeremy England’s proposal to restore Mississippi’s ballot initiative process. An effort to restore the ballot initiative process in Mississippi died in the Senate on Wednesday by a voice vote.

Proposal to restore Mississippi's ballot initiative process dies in Senate

It’s been half a decade since Mississippians could propose new laws or constitutional amendments directly on the ballot for a vote on election day, and that will likely continue after a bill to restore the ballot initiative process died in the state legislature. While state Sen. Jeremy England fulfilled a pre-session vow to push his colleagues to consider a ballot initiative measure, the effort ultimately proved fruitless. His measure allowing c…