Bill Text: MS HC29 | 2026 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Constitution; amend to require Governor and every person selected to office in Mississippi to be a natural-born U.S. citizen.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Failed) 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee [HC29 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2026-HC29-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2026 Regular Session
To: Constitution
By: Representative Ladner
House Concurrent Resolution 29
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 117 AND SECTION 250, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR AND EVERY PERSON SELECTED FOR OFFICE IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AFTER JANUARY 1, 2027, TO BE A NATURAL-BORN CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That the following amendments to the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 are proposed to the qualified electors of the state:
I.
Amend Section 117, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, to read as follows:
"Section 117. The Governor
shall be at least thirty (30) years of age, and beginning on January
1, 2027, shall * * * be a natural-born citizen of the United States * * *, and shall have resided in this
state five (5) years next preceding the day of his election."
II.
Amend Section 250, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, to read as follows:
"Section 250. All natural-born
citizens of the United States who are qualified electors and no others
shall be eligible to office * * *; however, that as to an office where no other
qualification than that of being a natural-born citizen of the United States
who is a qualified elector is provided by this Constitution, the Legislature
may, by law, fix additional qualifications for such office. The requirement
that a person be a natural-born citizen of the United States as a qualification
for holding office applies to all persons selected for office after January 1,
2027."
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That these proposed amendments shall be submitted by the Secretary of State to the qualified electors at an election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2026, as provided by Section 273 of the Constitution and by general law, with the amendments in this resolution being voted on as one (1) amendment since the proposed amendments pertain to one (1) subject.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the explanation of this proposed amendment for the ballot shall read as follows: "This proposed constitutional amendment provides that the Governor and every person who is selected for office in the State of Mississippi after January 1, 2027, must be a natural-born citizen of the United States."
