Mississippi 1987 ballot measures
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← 1986
Ten measures were on the November 3, 1987 ballot in Mississippi.
- All were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- Ten amendments were approved.
On the ballot
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Property | Proposes to increase the period of time for the validity of a last will and testament | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Education | Proposes to repeal the right of the legislature to abolish free public schools | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Marriage & Family Constitutional Rights | Proposes to repeal the ban on mixed marriages | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Education | Proposes that the legislature appoint a trustee to the La Bauve Fund from the board of trustees of the state institutions of higher learning | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Campaigns Redistricting | Proposes that a candidate must live in the district in which they are running | |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Trials | Proposes to allow judges to deny bail for certain crimes punishable by imprisonment for more than 20 years | |
LRCA | Amendment 7 | Bonds | Proposes to prohibit transport companies from issuing bonds without a return | |
LRCA | Amendment 8 | Business Reg | Proposes to remove the limit of 99 years for corporate charters for tax purposes | |
LRCA | Amendment 9 | Business Reg | Proposes to repeal the provision requiring that a stockholder's vote is equal to the number of shares they hold | |
LRCA | Amendment 10 | Business Reg | Proposes to repeal the provision requiring county record of a business |
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See also
- 1987 ballot measures
- List of Mississippi ballot measures
- Mississippi Legislature
- List of ballot measures by state
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