Possible designs for Mississippi’s new state flag have been released

After over 2,000 designs were submitted for a new Mississippi state flag, the commission has released the possible options for a new state flag.

You can view the flags here.

The commissioners will each choose twenty-five flags by August 7, narrowing more than a thousand entries to a maximum of 225. Commission members will then rank their top ten choices.

The requirements made by the flag commission were the following:

• Only unique flag design submissions that include the words “In God We Trust” will be considered by the nine-member commission. Flag descriptions will not be considered.
• The new flag design cannot include the Confederate battle flag.
• Flag design submissions must adhere to principles of the North American Vexillological Association:
  • Keep It Simple. The flag should be so simple that a child can draw it from memory.
  • Use Meaningful Symbolism. The flag’s images, color, or patterns should relate to what it symbolizes.
  • Use Two or Three Basic Colors.
  • Be Distinctive or Be Related.