Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Amend Constitution; any felon disqualified as an elector.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/12 (H) Referred To Constitution;Judiciary B | |
| 2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA\** See Text | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Two/Thirds |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Denny
Additional Authors: Fillingane, Martinson, Lott, Moore
Title: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 241, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO DELETE THE ENUMERATION OF SPECIFIC FELONIES, CONVICTION OF WHICH WILL PRECLUDE A PERSON FROM BEING DECLARED A QUALIFIED ELECTOR; TO PROVIDE THAT CONVICTION IN A COURT OF THIS STATE OR OF ANY OTHER STATE OR IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OF ANY FELONY EXCEPT A VIOLATION OF THE TAX LAWS WILL PRECLUDE A PERSON FROM BEING DECLARED A QUALIFIED ELECTOR; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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