Right to Life
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Subject Matter:
Right to Life  (See Comments)

Original Filing:
Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Mississippi: Article 14 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 is hereby amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read: "Section 269A. The right to life begins at conception. All human beings at every stage of development are unique, created in the image of God, and shall enjoy the inalienable right to life as persons under the law." This initiative shall not require any additional revenue for implementation.

Proposed Ballot Title:
Should the Mississippi Constitution be amended to state that the right to life as a person begins at conception?

Proposed Ballot Summary:
Initiative Measure No. #41 states: The right to life begins at conception. All human beings at every stage of development are unique, created in the image of God, and shall enjoy the inalienable right to life as persons under the law.

Initiative Petition:
N/A

Sponsor:
Ms. Ann Reed
Address:
P.O. Box 403
New Albany, MS 38625


Status:
Expired

Town Meeting Location:
N/A

Initiative Information:
The official ballot title and ballot summary for an initiative measure are prepared by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office. Initiative measures are valid for one year. During this one-year period, a petition may be circulated to place the measure on the next statewide general election ballot to allow the voters of Mississippi to determine whether the measure should become a part of the Mississippi Constitution. According to Mississippi law, for an initiative measure to be placed on the ballot, a minimum of 106,190 certified signatures must be gathered, with at least 21,238 certified signatures from each of the five congressional districts as they existed in the year 2000. This required number of signatures represents twelve percent (12%) of the total number of votes cast for Governor in the last gubernatorial general election. Signatures must be certified by county circuit clerks as belonging to registered voters in Mississippi. A completed petition should be filed with Secretary of State, together with a filing fee of $500.00. For more information on the initiative process in Mississippi, consult the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, Section 273, and Mississippi Code Annotated §§ 23-17-1 through 23-17-61 (1972).

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