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Lt. Gov. Hosemann: Senate was willing to come down on signatures to pass ballot initiative

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2 years ago

April 3, 2023

Another legislative session has come and gone without Mississippi’s ballot initiative process being restored.

In a last-ditch effort prior to sine die, the Senate attempted to revive a resolution that would have granted citizens the opportunity to propose certain law changes. However, the House declined the offer as the two chambers were previously at massive odds over the number of signatures needed to do so.

During a Monday press conference at the capitol, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann revealed that lawmakers in the Senate were willing to come down on the signature count they previously had cemented at 240,000.

“I was for ballot initiative, and I didn’t get it,” Hosemann told reporters. “We sent a joint resolution down there and we gave the speaker a copy of the bill that we proposed, which had significant reduction in it from what you had seen previously.”

Although Hosemann’s staff declined to clarify how many signatures the Senate proposed in the amended legislation, House …

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By: Caleb Salers
Title: Lt. Gov. Hosemann: Senate was willing to come down on signatures to pass ballot initiative
Sourced From: www.supertalk.fm/lt-gov-hosemann-senate-was-willing-to-come-down-on-signatures-to-pass-ballot-initiative/
Published Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 20:04:56 +0000

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