Where to see the 2,000 designs Mississippians submitted for a new state flag
The Aug. 1 deadline has passed to submit designs for Mississippi’s new state flag, and there is no lack of options.
The Mississippi Department of Archives & History has posted on its website (www.mdah.ms.gov) a gallery that includes over 2,000 design submissions that meet the criteria set by the Mississippi Legislature.
The designs had to include the words “In God We Trust” and could not feature a Confederate battle emblem.
Some of the designs are done in crayon, and some are comical, including one with a photo of the infamous moment when Ole Miss football player Elijah Moore imitated a dog peeing during an end-zone touchdown celebration in the 2019 Egg Bowl.
The photo gallery gives you the opportunity to like which flags you prefer by clicking on a heart on the image.
It’s now up to the Mississippi Flag Commission to pick one design that will go on the Nov. 3 ballot. If voters reject that option, it will be up to the commission to present a new flag for voters to choose.
By Aug. 7, members of the commission will each choose their top 25 flag submissions. The panel plans to provide a top 10 by Aug. 10.
The commission will meet again later in August and pick five options that will be turned into fabric flags.
On Sept. 2, the commission will select its final flag design to put before the voters on Nov. 3.
This story was originally published August 3, 2020 at 12:26 PM.
