Flag Of Mississippi Redesign

Six commission members selected to design new mississippi flag voters will weigh in on the commission s design in november.

Flag of mississippi redesign. Less is more keep it simple. The commission to redesign the mississippi state flag is in charge of the selection process which received nearly 3 000 submissions in the first phase of the redesign process. Helped along by the voices of some of their collegiate athletes mississippi voted. But the legislature set a requirement that will keep any design from being great.

The new magnolia designed by rocky vaughan is anchored in the. Simplicity mississippi vexillologist clay moss told the commission is the first rule of flag design. Mississippi has had two official state flags in its history and a commission has been established to design a third. A small child should be able to draw it from memory.

The commission charged with presenting a new mississippi state flag to voters in november on tuesday heard from a vexillologist or expert on flags. Commission to redesign the mississippi state flag. Reuben anderson chair of the redesign commission discusses the proposals and what the change means for mississippi. A proposed flag for mississippi was unveiled on wednesday roughly two months after the governor signed a bill that removed the confederate battle flag emblem from the state flag.

The bill to redesign the flag is a long overdue step forward. The flag of the united states is used in mississippi for official purposes and other symbols used to represent the state include a. State of mississippi currently does not have an official state flag following the retirement of the most recent version on june 30 2020. Mississippi is getting closer to picking a state flag that residents can vote on in november.