MS SB2269

Amends Mississippi Code sections 37-59-17 and 37-59-105 to change the voter approval threshold for school bonds and certificates of indebtedness from three-fifths (60%) to fifty-five percent (55%) of qualified electors voting.

Applies the new 55% threshold to both bond issuance elections and elections on incurring indebtedness through negotiable notes or certificates.

School boards must issue approved bonds within two years of election or within two years after final resolution of any litigation affecting the bonds.

Requires Mississippi Attorney General to submit the act to the U.S. Attorney General or U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for Voting Rights Act compliance review.

Takes effect upon approval under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.