MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2021 Regular Session
To: Judiciary B
By: Representative Summers
House Bill 1523
(As Passed the House)
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO MR. NORMAN IVEY
OF RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The right of suffrage is hereby fully and completely
restored to Mr. Norman Ivey of Rankin County, Mississippi, who was disqualified
as an elector as a result of his conviction for the crime of Burglary Occupied Dwelling
on December 4, 1998, in Rankin County, Mississippi, for which he was sentenced
to serve two (2) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections
followed by five (5) years Post Release Supervision, which was later revoked. On
March 9, 2001, he was convicted of the crime of Burglary Occupied Dwelling for which
he was sentenced to serve three (3) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department
of Corrections. He was released on Earned Release Supervision on February 18, 2003
and discharged on June 20, 2003. He was convicted for the crime of Possession of
Precursor with Intent to Manufacture in Rankin County, Mississippi, on January 30,
2006, for which he was sentenced to serve seven (7) years in the custody of the
Mississippi Department of Corrections followed by five (5) years Post Release Supervision.
He was returned to the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections on
August 6, 2008, and released to Post Release Supervision on April 16, 2009, which
was revoked as a result of his conviction for Possession of Precursor with Intent
to Manufacture to Term Served followed by five (5) years Post Release Supervision.
He completed all terms and
conditions of his sentence and was discharged on November 5, 2015. The
Legislature is informed that he has since conducted himself as a law-abiding
and honorable citizen in a good and lawful manner.
SECTION 2. This act
shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.