Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 479

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Description: Elections; persons convicted of a felony may not vote.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/04 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Judiciary B
2		01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

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

House Committees:

• Apportionment and Elections
• Judiciary B

Principal Author: Mims

Code Sections: A 023-0015-0011, A 023-0015-0019, 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, 23-15-151, 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 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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