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- ↑ "Mississippi statewide, regional general election results: Initiative 42 rejected". Gulflive.com. November 3, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Shane Barnett". Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ↑ Bologna, Giacomo; Ramseth, Luke (June 28, 2020). "How every Mississippi lawmaker voted on historic state flag bill". Clarion Ledger . Retrieved March 14, 2021.
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