Click here to see the 147 designs still in contention. After decades of debate, the Mississippi Legislature voted to take down the 1894 state flag and its divisive Confederate battle icon. It created the commission to select a new flag that will be presented to voters on the Nov. 3. ballot. The new design is up to the voters to approve or reject. If voters reject the design, they can go back to the drawing boards and present a new design to them next year. The commission’s nine members will then rank their top 10 choices. In their next meeting on Aug. 14, the members will select five flags for final consideration.