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Voters will soon decide if they must prove who they are at the polls and if the state can take your private property. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann delivered the voter identification and eminent domain initiatives to the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate on the first day of the legislative session.
Mississippi secretary of state, Delbert Hosemann, confirms that an eminent domain initiative will appear on the November 2011 ballot. Hosemann says his office verified that supporters of the measure gathered signatures from 119,692 registered voters.
Two Republican state representatives say voters in Mississippi should have a say whether health insurance should be required in the magnolia state. The two will propose a ballot initiative, which is in direct response to the federal health care reform law. Representatives Alex Monsour of Vicksburg and Steven Palazzo of Biloxi filed a proposed initiative Tuesday with the Secretary of State’s office.