Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 1197

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Background

Title

Description: Criminal Defendants' Voting Rights Notification Act; create.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/16 (H) Referred To Corrections;Apportionment and Elections
2 01/31 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateVRA
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Bailey

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE "CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS' VOTING RIGHTS NOTIFICATION ACT"; TO REQUIRE COURTS TO NOTIFY CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS OF THEIR VOTING RIGHTS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO NOTIFY INDIVIDUALS OF THEIR VOTING RIGHTS UPON RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION AND TO PROVIDE VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AND ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PUT IN PLACE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMPONENTS REGARDING THE VOTING RIGHTS OF CONVICTED INDIVIDUALS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/31/06 at 18:07.

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