The 1890 Constitution makes Mississippi the only state where a candidate for statewide office can win a majority of the popular vote and not be elected.
Electoral Vote Requirement
Voters will have the opportunity in November to remove a Jim Crow-era provision from the state constitution that makes Mississippi the only state in the nation where a candidate for statewide office can win a majority of the popular vote and not be elected.
View all of Mississippi Today’s coverage of the electoral vote requirement ballot measure.
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