Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 1136

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Description: Prisoners; prohibit convicted felons from voting.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/15 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
2		01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Three/Fifths

House Committee:

• Apportionment and Elections

Principal Author: Martinson

Code Sections: A 023-0015-0011, A 023-0015-0019, A 023-0015-0039, A 023-0015-0047, A 023-0015-0151, A 023-0015-0299, A 023-0015-0309

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED IN A COURT OF THIS STATE OR ANY OTHER STATE OR IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OF ANY FELONY FROM BEING A QUALIFIED ELECTOR; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-19, 23-15-39, 23-15-47, 23-15-151, 23-15-299 AND 23-15-309, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:19.

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