MS HC7

Amends Section 273 of the Mississippi Constitution to modify signature requirements for initiative petitions by removing the fixed one-fifth (1/5) threshold and replacing it with a formula dividing total required signatures by the number of congressional districts in existence when the petition is filed.

Maintains the overall requirement that initiative petitions must be signed by qualified electors equal to at least 12% of votes cast for Governor in the last gubernatorial election over a twelve-month period.

Ensures no single congressional district can provide more than an equal pro rata share of required signatures, with excess signatures from any one district rejected by the Secretary of State.

Proposes to place this amendment on the ballot for the November 2023 general election (first Tuesday after first Monday of November 2023).

Ballot explanation states the amendment "conforms the pro rata signature requirements of congressional districts for initiative petitions to the current number of congressional districts."