Mississippi Constitution
Article 12, § 244 — Repealed
Mississippi Const. art. 12, § 244
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Miss. Const. art. 12, § 244.
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Repealed by Laws, 1975, ch. 523, eff December 8, 1975. [Laws, 1965, Extraordinary Session, ch. 40]
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History
NOTE: Former Section 244 provided that, in addition to any other qualifications, every elector must be able to read and write. An amendment to Section 244 of the Constitution, which eliminated and amended certain qualifications for voting, was proposed by Laws, 1965, Extraordinary Session, ch. 40, and upon ratification by the electorate on the third Tuesday in August, 1965, was inserted by proclamation of the Secretary of State on August 31, 1965, by virtue of the authority vested in him by Section 273 of the Constitution, as amended. The repeal of Section 244 of Article 12 of the Constitution of 1890 was proposed by Laws, 1975, ch. 523 (House Concurrent Resolution No. 45), and upon ratification by the electorate on November 4, 1975, was deleted from the Constitution by proclamation of the Secretary of State on December 8, 1975.
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Mississippi Const. art. 12, § 244, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/constitution/ms/12/244.