Mississippi Statutes § 23-17-3 Time for filing petition; length of time petition remains valid
Statute Text
The petition for a proposed initiative measure must be filed with the Secretary of State not less than ninety (90) days before the first day of the regular session of the Legislature at which it is to be submitted. A petition is valid for a period of twelve (12) months.
Source
Laws, 1993, ch. 514, § 2, eff. 8/3/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objections under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
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