Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Prisoners; prohibit convicted felons from voting and restore voting rights upon completion of sentence.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/20 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections | |
| 2 | 02/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Martinson
Additional Authors: Davis, Ellington, Fillingane, Formby, Howell, Ishee, Lott, Masterson, Montgomery (74th), Moore (60th), Robertson, Smith (35th), Smith (59th), Wells-Smith
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 PROVIDE FOR RESTORATION OF THE RIGHT TO VOTE UPON COMPLETION OF SENTENCE; 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.
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