2001 Mississippi flag referendum

2001 Mississippi flag referendum
April 17, 2001 (2001-04-17)
 
Candidate Proposition A Proposition B
Popular vote 494,323 273,359
Percentage 64.39% 35.61%

The 2001 Mississippi flag referendum was a legislatively referred state statute appearing on an April 17, 2001 special election ballot, an election held specifically for this referendum.[1]

Voters were asked to choose between two propositions relating to the Flag of Mississippi. Proposition A would keep the then current flag, which featured the Confederate battle flag in the canton. Proposition B would have slightly altered the flag by replacing the rebel battle flag canton with another completely brand new and different canton of a blue square featuring 20 white stars, arranged in a circle row, representing Mississippi as the 20th state in the union. Voters chose proposition A, which maintained the then current flag until its replacement in 2021.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Mississippi Flag Referendum (April 2001)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Firestone, David (April 18, 2001). "Mississippi Votes by Wide Margin to Keep State Flag That Includes Confederate Emblem". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "CNN.com - Mississippi votes 2-1 to keep existing flag - April 17, 2001". www.cnn.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Ladd, Donna. "How Mississippians Voted in 2001 on the State Flag: The Numbers". jacksonfreepress.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey (April 18, 2001). "Mississippi Votes to Keep Confederate Battle Cross on State's Flag". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Duggan, Paul (April 18, 2001). "Mississippi Keeps Its State Flag". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 4, 2020.