Should government be prohibited from taking private property by eminent domain and then transferring it to other persons?
Initiative #31 would amend the Mississippi Constitution to prohibit state and local government from taking private property by eminent domain and then conveying it to other persons or private businesses for a period of 10 years after acquisition. Exceptions from the prohibition include drainage and levee facilities, roads, bridges, ports, airports, common carriers, and utilities. The prohibition would not apply in certain situations, including public nuisance, structures unfit for human habitation, or abandoned property.
Source for Popular Vote data: Mississippi Secretary of State. Official Tabulation of Vote for Statewide Initiative No. 31, Mississippi Secretary of State (http://www.sos.ms.gov/links/elections/results/statewide/Statewide%20Initiative%20Measure%2031%20-%20General%20Election%2) (accessed 03 Mar 2014)