A vote was held April 17, 2001, for Mississippians to choose an official flag--either the flag that had been used unofficially since 1894 that included a controversial symbol of the Confederate Battle Flag, or a new design.
Source for Popular Vote data: Mississippi Secretary of State. Certification of 2001 Flag Special Election, Mississippi Secretary of State (http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/FlagVote/CountyScans/CertStateResults.pdf) (accessed 04 Jan 2007)