The handling for multiple select's by default in jQuery Mobile 1.4 is not ideal.

The following is a way of using bsmSelect, which is a user friendly way of interacting with multiple select's.

The following is a working example:

http://jsfiddle.net/WahKu/

Originally posted on:  https://forum.jquery.com/topic/use-bsmselect-with-jquery-mobile-1-4