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Jackson—Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann announced Monday that the Voter Identification Initiative has the sufficient number of signatures required to be placed on the 2011 General Election ballot. “After a thorough review and count of the signature certifications sent to us by the petitioners of the Voter Identification initiative,” says Secretary Hosemann, “we are pleased to say the voters of the State of Mississippi will be able to cast their ballot for or against a voter identification requirement in this State.” “It is my opinion a fair vote on this issue is long overdue, and I am pleased with the outcome of this long and arduous process,” adds Secretary Hosemann. Petitioners are required to gather a minimum of 89,285 certified signatures, with at least 17,857 certified signatures from each of the five congressional districts as they existed in the year 2000. “The number of certified signatures gathered by the Voter Identification petitioners far exceeds the amount required for a successful initiative,” says Secretary Hosemann. The official count of signature certifications by the State for the Voter Identification petition is as follows:
Below are the county-by-county breakdowns of the certification totals*** Congressional District Totals for Initiative Measure #27 (Voter ID) According to Mississippi law, for an initiative measure to be placed on the ballot, a minimum of 89,285 signatures must be gathered, with at least 17,857 certified signatures from each of the five congressional districts as they existed in the year 2000. Below is the official count of certified signatures by Congressional District for the Voter Identification petition. Congressional District One
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