Voting Determination Letters for Mississippi
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Jurisdiction and date | Description and submission numbers | Notes |
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State of Mississippi 05/21/1969 (pdf) |
Chapter 406 (1966)--appointment of county superintendents of education; Chapter 290 (1966)--optional at-large election of county boards of supervisors; Chapter 613 (1966)--two qualification requirements for independent candidates in general elections (T7120-7122) |
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State of Mississippi 05/26/1969 (pdf) |
Chapter 19 (1965 Ex. Sess.)--repeal of assistance to illiterates (T8072) |
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Copiah County 03/05/1970 (pdf) |
Redistricting (T1024) |
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Leake County 01/08/1971 (pdf) |
Redistricting (T1117) |
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Warren County 04/04/1971 (pdf) |
Redistricting (T1223) |
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Marion County 05/25/1971 (pdf) |
Redistricting (T1092) |
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Jasper County 06/08/1971 (pdf) |
Re-registration (T1115) |
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Attala County 06/30/1971 (pdf) |
Numbered posts; At-large elections with residency districts (Board of Supervisors) (T1040) |
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Grenada County 06/30/1971 (pdf) |
At-large elections; multi-member plan; numbered posts (T1108) |
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Hinds County 07/14/1971 (pdf) |
Redistricting (T1058) |
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Lafayette County 07/16/1971 (pdf) |
Polling place (T1079) |
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Yazoo County 07/19/1971 (pdf) |
Redistricting (T1253) |
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State of Mississippi 09/10/1971 (pdf) |
Chapter 493 (1971)--authorizes counties to convert to at-large elections with residency districts (county supervisors) (T7901) |
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Tate County 12/03/1971 (pdf) |
Redistricting; precinct lines; polling place (T7908-7910) |
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Marshall County 12/03/1971 (pdf) |
Precinct lines; polling places (V3471-3472) |
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Grenada (Grenada Cty.) 03/20/1972 (pdf) |
At-large elections; numbered posts; majority vote requirement (V3916; V4085-4086) |
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Tate County 11/28/1972 (pdf) |
Redistricting (V4784) |
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Indianola (Sunflower Cty.) 04/20/1973 (pdf) |
Numbered posts (V5005) |
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McComb (Pike Cty.) 05/30/1973 (pdf) |
Annexation (V5017) |
Withdrawn 9-12-73 |
Hollandale (Washington Cty.) 07/09/1973 (pdf) |
Appointment of city clerk (V5570) |
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Grenada County 08/09/1973 (pdf) |
Redistricting (V5095) |
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Pearl (Rankin Cty.) 11/21/1973 (pdf) |
Incorporation (V5636) |
Withdrawn 1-3-74 upon modification of annexation policies |
Shaw (Bolivar Cty.) 11/21/1973 (pdf) |
Appointment of city clerk (V5903) |
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State of Mississippi 04/26/1974 (pdf) |
Chapter 506, H.B. No. 362, and Chapter 508, H.B. No. 363 (1970)--open primary (V6213-6214) |
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Attala County 09/03/1974 (pdf) |
Redistricting of board of supervisors (V6611) |
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Grenada (Grenada Cty.) 02/05/1975 (pdf) |
Annexations (V5023; V8422-8428) |
Withdrawn 6-25-76 upon annexation of minority area |
Bolivar Cty. Board of Education 04/08/1975 (pdf) |
District to at-large elections (V8189) |
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State of Mississippi 06/04/1975 (pdf) |
Chapter 512, S.B. No. 2218 (1975)--qualifying date for independent candidates (V8679) |
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State of Mississippi 06/10/1975 (pdf) |
Chapter 484, S.B. No. 2976 and Chapter 510, H.B. No. 1290 (1975)--State Senate and House redistricting (V8988-8989) |
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Warren County 06/16/1975 (pdf) |
Polling place (V8673) |
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Lowndes County School District 06/23/1975 (pdf) |
Districts to at-large elections (V8192) |
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Clay County 07/25/1975 (pdf) |
Two polling places (V9083) |
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State (Kemper, Warren, Marshall, Benton and Leake Ctys.) 12/01/1975 (pdf) |
Section 37-5-13 (1972 Code)--districts to at-large elections (board of education) (V9920) |
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Grenada County 03/30/1976 (pdf) |
Redistricting (X2024) |
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State of Mississippi 08/23/1976 (pdf) |
Chapter 485 (1976)--open primary (X7280) |
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Kosciusko (Attala Cty.) 09/20/1976 (pdf) |
At-large elections; numbered posts; majority vote requirement (X7448-7449) |
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Vicksburg (Warren Cty.) 10/01/1976 (pdf) |
Annexation (X6550) |
Withdrawn 4-28-77 upon submission of single-member district plan |
Jackson (Hinds Cty.) 12/03/1976 (pdf) |
Annexation (X8159) |
Withdrawn 7-23-81 |
Tunica County 01/24/1977 (pdf) |
Elective to appointive (superintendent of education) (X7535) |
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Lexington (Holmes Cty.) 02/25/1977 (pdf) |
At-large elections (X9395) |
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Lee County 04/04/1977 (pdf) |
Re-registration (X9087A) |
Withdrawn 8-19-77 upon submission of modifications to procedures |
Canton (Madison Cty.) 04/13/1977 (pdf) |
Redistricting (A0051) |
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State (Coahoma, DeSoto, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tunica and Yazoo Ctys.) 07/08/1977 (pdf) |
Section 37-5-15 (1972 Code)--board of education in ten counties elected at-large with residency districts (A0900) |
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Sidon (Leflore Cty.) 10/28/1977 (pdf) |
Annexation (A2279A) |
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State of Mississippi 07/31/1978 (pdf) |
Chapter 535, S.B. No. 3098 and Chapter 515, H.B. No. 1491 (1978)--redistricting of State Senate and House (A6651) |
Declaratory judgment granted in Mississippi v. United States, 490 F. Supp. 569 (D.D.C. 1979), aff'd mem., 444 U.S. 1050 (1980) |
Walthall County 11/27/1978 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisors' districts) (A6056) |
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State of Mississippi 06/11/1979 (pdf) |
Chapter 452 (S.B. No. 2802) (1979)--"open primary" law; majority vote (C2879) |
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State of Mississippi 07/06/1979 (pdf) |
Chapter 433 (H.B. No. 854) (1979)--assistance to illiterates, blind and physically disabled voters (C3786) |
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Tunica County 10/16/1979 (pdf) |
Use of electronic punch card system (C6249) |
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Louisville Municipal Separate School District (Winston Cty.) 03/28/1980 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (7X-0124; C5544-5546) |
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Orange Grove (Harrison Cty.) 06/02/1980 (pdf) |
Referendum and incorporation (D0649-0650; 80-1836) |
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Batesville (Panola Cty.) 09/29/1980 (pdf) |
Redistricting (D3068; 80-1861) |
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Mendenhall (Simpson Cty.) 01/12/1981 (pdf) |
Annexation (80-1881) |
Withdrawn 9-21-84--upon change in method of election |
State of Mississippi 04/06/1981 (pdf) |
Chapter 487, H.B. No. 674 (1979)--Sections 1, 2, 5 (established a new system of maintaining registration books and poll books); Section 4 (prohibits campaigning within 500 feet of a polling place) (7X-0112) |
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Indianola (Sunflower Cty.) 06/01/1981 (pdf) |
1965 annexation (D3865; 80-1884) |
Withdrawn 10-17-86 upon change in method of election |
Holly Springs (Marshall Cty.) 06/09/1981 (pdf) |
Redistricting (D6735; 81-1730) |
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State of Mississippi 03/30/1982 (pdf) |
S.B. No. 2001 (1981)--reapportionment of congressional districts (81-1697) |
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Lucedale (George Cty.) 07/27/1982 (pdf) |
Four annexations (82-2252) |
Withdrawn 4-18-88 upon change in method of election |
State of Mississippi 02/22/1983 (pdf) |
Chapter 477, H.B. No. 828 (1982)--dates for conducting political party primary elections and qualifying time for independent candidates for general elections (82-2250) |
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Copiah County 04/11/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (82-2240) |
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Covington County 05/23/1983 (pdf) |
Reapportionment (supervisor districts) (83-2383) |
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Adams County 05/23/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2228) |
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Quitman County 05/27/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor and justice court districts) (83-2515) |
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Scott County 05/31/1983 (pdf) |
Reapportionment (supervisor districts) (83-2519) |
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Amite County 06/06/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor and justice court districts) (83-2335) |
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Warren County 06/10/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2544) |
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Bolivar County 06/13/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2346) |
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Oktibbeha County 06/17/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2498) |
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Winston County 06/29/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2556) |
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Jones County 07/01/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2450) |
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Lincoln County 07/05/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2472) |
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Lauderdale County 07/05/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2457) |
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Adams County 07/11/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2328) |
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Tallahatchie County 07/11/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (82-2317) |
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Copiah County 07/18/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor and justice court districts) (83-2376) |
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Sunflower County 07/19/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2529) |
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Ridgeland Municipal Separate School District (Madison Cty.) 07/25/1983 (pdf) |
Creation of district; method of election (83-2481) |
Withdrawn 7-27-84 |
Bolivar County 08/09/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (justice court districts) (83-2347) |
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Tate County 08/16/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2536) |
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Leflore County 08/22/1983 (pdf) |
Reapportionment (justice court districts) (83-2468) |
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Pike County 08/26/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor and justice court districts) (83-2508-2510) |
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Leflore County 09/06/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2470) |
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Yazoo County 12/16/1983 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2560) |
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Lawrence County 01/03/1984 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (83-2462) |
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Indianola (Sunflower Cty.) 01/20/1984 (pdf) |
1983 annexation (83-2533) |
Withdrawn 10-17-86 upon change in method of election |
Issaquena County 02/10/1984 (pdf) |
Reapportionment (supervisor and justice court districts (83-2440) |
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Natchez (Adams Cty.) 02/21/1984 (pdf) |
Redistricting (aldermanic wards) (83-2331) |
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Collins (Covington Cty.) 03/23/1984 (pdf) |
Annexation (Ordinance No. 382 (1982)) (83-2382) |
Withdrawn 10-15-84 upon change in method of election |
Bolivar County 04/16/1984 (pdf) |
Orders 1983-1 and 1983-3--prohibits certain public officials, candidates, and poll watchers from assisting blind, disabled, or illiterate voters; Order 1983-4--requires local poll officials to observe the assistance given in any case where a federal observer is not present (83-2351) |
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Pike County 05/04/1984 (pdf) |
Redistricting (justice court districts) (83-2511) |
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Greenwood (Leflore Cty.) 05/14/1984 (pdf) |
1967 and 1979 annexations (84-2469) |
Withdrawn 11-30-84 upon change in method of election |
Tate County 11/26/1984 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (84-3011) |
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Leflore County 04/01/1985 (pdf) |
Redistricting (justice court districts); abolition of a voting precinct and polling place/TD> (84-2968-2969) |
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Sunflower County 06/07/1985 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (84-3007) |
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Madison County 09/10/1985 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (85-2859) |
Withdrawn 6-13-86 |
Sunflower County 11/18/1985 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (85-2904) |
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Yazoo County 12/20/1985 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (84-3024) |
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State of Mississippi 07/01/1986 (pdf) |
Incorporation of anti-single-shot voting provisions in 24 multi-judge circuit and chancery court districts created after 11-1-64 (86-3683) |
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Yazoo County 07/07/1986 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (86-3786) |
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Sunflower County 12/15/1986 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (86-3763) |
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Pike County School District 02/09/1987 (pdf) |
1983 redistricting; method of election--five single-member districts to four single-member districts and one at large (83-2512) |
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Grenada County 06/02/1987 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (87-3101) |
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Washington County 06/19/1987 (pdf) |
Redistricting (supervisor districts) (87-3308) |
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Quitman County 09/28/1987 (pdf) |
Consolidation of voting precincts; elimination of two polling places (87-3225) |
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Belzoni (Humphreys Cty.) 10/01/1987 (pdf) |
Districting plan (to implement change to single-member districts (86-3627) |
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Monroe County 01/12/1988 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (87-3200) |
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Grenada Municipal Separate School District (Grenada Cty.) 05/09/1988 (pdf) |
Chapter 410 (1966), Chapter 409 (1966), and Chapter 400 (1968)--change in method of selecting the two trustees that represent the territory outside the City of Grenada from elected (at large) to appointed by the board of supervisors (87-3098-3099) |
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Greenville (Washington Cty.) 02/10/1989 (pdf) |
December 9, 1987, annexation; and method of election and districting plan (88-4074) |
Withdrawn 2-14-90 |
State of Mississippi 03/31/1989 (pdf) |
Section 47 of Chapter 492 (1986)--insofar as it repeals Section 37-7-611 of the Mississippi Code, dealing with the modification of municipal school district boundaries when the parent city annexes territory outside the municipal school district (87-3282) |
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Houston Municipal Separate School District (Chickasaw Cty.) 04/18/1989 (pdf) |
Chapter 306 (1975)--change in method of selecting trustees from a mixed appointive/elective method to at-large method of elections (87-3067) |
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Chickasaw County 02/27/1990 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisors districts) (89-2646) |
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State of Mississippi 05/25/1990 (pdf) |
Chapter 379, H.B. No. 1159 (1977)--dealing with the modification of municipal school district boundaries when the parent city adopts an annexation that crosses county lines (88-4035) |
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Cleveland Consolidated School District (Bolivar Cty.) 10/02/1990 (pdf) |
Abandonment of single-member districting plan, the delay in implementing single-member districts, the cancellation of the November 1990 general election, and the holding over of trustees elected at large (90-3474) |
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Simpson County 10/05/1990 (pdf) |
Polling place selections for the proposed Magee 1, Mendenhall 1, and Weathersby voting precincts (90-3602; 90-3604) |
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Monroe County 04/26/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (90-3575) |
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Tate County 07/02/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1137) |
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State of Mississippi 07/02/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plans for the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate (91-1402) |
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Bolivar County 07/15/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1457) |
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Hinds County 07/19/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1503) |
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Union County 08/02/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-0800) |
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Bolivar County 08/23/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-2939) |
Declaratory judgment action dismissed 12-20-94 Bolivar County v. United States, No. 91-2186 (D.D.C.) |
Amite County 08/23/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1504) |
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Lee County 08/23/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1096) |
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Tunica County 09/03/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1438) |
Withdrawn 12-16-91 |
Benton County 09/09/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1097) |
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Harrison County 09/09/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1401) |
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Jefferson Davis County 09/13/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1559) |
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Montgomery County 09/16/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (justice court districts) (91-1139) |
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Clarke County 09/24/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor and justice court/constable districts) (91-1392) |
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Marshall County 09/30/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1375) |
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Oktibbeha County 09/30/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1451) |
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Walthall County 09/30/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1421) |
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Lauderdale County 10/07/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-2342) |
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Forrest County 10/07/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1506) |
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Tate County 10/11/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-2967) |
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Leflore County 10/21/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1463) |
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Sunflower County 10/25/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1629) |
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Perry County 11/19/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1598) |
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Pearl River County 11/25/1991 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-1579) |
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Attala County 01/13/1992 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-2449) |
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State of Mississippi 03/30/1992 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan for the Mississippi Senate (92-0993) |
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Tallahatchie County 04/27/1992 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (91-3011) |
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State of Mississippi 05/01/1992 (pdf) |
Voucher requirement included in mail-in registration application (requirement that a registered voter attest to the information provided by the applicant) (91-3975) |
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Sunflower County 05/21/1992 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (92-1415) |
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Marshall County 10/13/1992 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (92-3602) |
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Amite County 11/30/1992 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (92-2548) |
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Greenville (Washington Cty.) 02/22/1993 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (92-4012) |
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Lee County 03/22/1993 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (93-0126) |
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Chickasaw County 03/26/1993 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (supervisor districts) (92-4440) |
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Gloster (Amite Cty.) 03/30/1993 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (92-4396) |
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Charleston (Tallahatchie Cty.) 06/04/1993 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (93-1053) |
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Monroe County 09/17/1993 (pdf) |
1992 redistricting plan (93-0356) |
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Okolona (Chickasaw Cty.) 10/29/1993 (pdf) |
1993 redistricting plan (board of aldermembers) (93-1558) |
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State of Mississippi 11/24/1993 (pdf) |
Provisions that the single-member district method of election for consolidated and line consolidated school districts is optional rather than mandatory (90-4933) |
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Canton (Madison Cty.) 12/21/1993 (pdf) |
1993 redistricting plan (board of aldermembers) (93-0115) |
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Clarke County 01/10/1994 (pdf) |
Special election (constable) (93-4338) |
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Carroll County 04/18/1994 (pdf) |
1993 redistricting plan (93-2249) |
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Quitman (Clarke Cty.) 12/19/1994 (pdf) |
Method of election in the context of the proposed districting plan for both the board of alderpersons and the municipal party committees (94-2431) |
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Adams County 01/30/1995 (pdf) |
1994 redistricting plan (board of supervisors) (94-4463) |
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State of Mississippi 02/06/1995 (pdf) |
Chapter 625, H.B. No. 815 (1994)--prohibits lawmakers from holding dual offices (94-4538) |
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Monroe County 03/20/1995 (pdf) |
1995 redistricting plan (95-0118) |
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Chickasaw County 04/11/1995 (pdf) |
1994 redistricting plan (94-4316) |
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Union County 06/20/1995 (pdf) |
1995 redistricting plan (board of supervisors) (95-1234) |
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Aberdeen (Monroe Cty.) 12/04/1995 (pdf) |
1994 redistricting plan (95-1120) |
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Grenada (Grenada Cty.) 03/03/1997 (html | pdf) |
Special referendum election (96-3225) |
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State of Mississippi 09/22/1997 (html | pdf) |
Administrative plan for implementation of National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) (95-0418) |
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Grenada (Grenada Cty.) 08/17/1998 (html | pdf) |
Annexation; cancellation of the election; redistricting plan (96-2219; 98-1598; ) |
Withdrawn 6-28-05 |
McComb (Pike Cty.) 06/28/1999 (html | pdf) |
Designation of the American Legion Hut as a polling place (97-3795) |
Withdrawn 9-20-99, upon redrawing the boundaries of the voting precinct the polling placeWould serve and establishing a new polling place for the affected minority voters. |
Kilmichael (Montgomery Cty.) 12/11/2001 (html | pdf) |
Cancellation of the June 5, 2001, general election (2001-2130) |
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State of Mississippi 3/24/2010 (html | pdf) |
Chapter No. 469 (H.B. 877 (2009)) majority vote requirement for County Boards of Education and the Board of Trustees of certain municipal and special municipal separate school districts embracing an entire county. (2009-2022) |
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Amite County 10/4/2011 (html | pdf) |
2011 redistricting plan for the board of supervisors and election commission districts. (2011-1660) |
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City of Natchez (Adams Cty.) 4/30/2012 (html | pdf) |
2011 redistricting plan (2011-5368) |
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City of Clinton (Hinds Cty.) 12/3/2012 (html | pdf) |
Redistricting plan (2012-3120) |