Flags to update for States which have changed their flag recently

We have the state flags up in the site where we are moving our Library elements to:

https://elements.carbide3d.com/category/us_state_flags/

But unfortunately, haven’t found time to fully develop and update this. In the recent election, Mississippi replaced the flag which they had changed to under Reconstruction:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mississippi-state-flag-voters-approve-magnolia-design-in-ballot-measure-3/ar-BB1aFA3q#image=1

(Anyone not familiar with the usage of the variations of the Confederate Battle Flag — is enjoined to read: 740 The Conquered Banner - Collection at Bartleby.com )

The file is available from Wikimedia:

but opens up blank in Carbide Create — so open it up in Inkscape:

switch to View | Display Mode | Outline:

Since there’s nothing obviously wrong, File | Save As | and choose PDF, File | Revert, File | Save As and choose SVG, then open in Carbide Create:

Scale if desired.

Attached.

Flag_of_Mississippi.c2d (342.8 KB)

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and so does Minnesota:

When the new Minnesota State Flag from Wikimedia is opened we get:

So we open in Inkscape, ungroup as needed, then do Path | Object to Path to arrive at a file which will import:

Which after selecting and Boolean Unioning:

OK

Is ready for use.

Flag_of_Minnesota.c2d (44 KB)

New York also updated their flag (and for some reason, we have the State Seal, not a flag)

and Utah:

EDIT: and since Discourse failed miserably at generating a meaningful preview:

which opened as expected:

Attached as a v8 .c2d file

Flag_of_Utah.c2d (64 KB)

Utah’s new flag is the USA TODAY logo?

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Interesting trend…… I wonder if all will jump on the band wagon. I’m kind of partial to the FL State flag.

No, see edit above.

No, it’s only the ones whose history/symbolism was problematic.

Copt that, thanks. Good news for us Floridians!