Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Amend Constitution; felony conviction or imprisonment to result in loss of suffrage; suffrage restored upon completion of sentence.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/08 (H) Referred To Constitution | |
| 2 | 02/05 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | No Effective Date | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Two/Thirds |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Ketchings
Title: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 241 AND SECTION 253, 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 A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED IN A COURT OF THIS STATE OR ANY OTHER STATE OR IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OF ANY FELONY OR WHO HAS SERVED A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT FOR CONVICTION OF AN OFFENSE UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE, ANOTHER STATE OR THE UNITED STATES PRECLUDES THAT PERSON FROM BEING DECLARED A QUALIFIED ELECTOR; TO PROVIDE THAT THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE OF ANY PERSON WHO HAS BECOME DISQUALIFIED AS AN ELECTOR BY REASON OF CONVICTION OF AN OFFENSE OR IMPRISONMENT SHALL BE RESTORED, BY OPERATION OF LAW, IMMEDIATELY UPON COMPLETION OF HIS SENTENCE AND ALL CONDITIONS IMPOSED UPON HIM FOR SUCH CONVICTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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