House Bill 1722

AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO OMAR TRAVIS OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. The right of suffrage is hereby fully and completely restored to Omar Travis of Hinds County, Mississippi, who was disqualified as an elector as a result of his conviction for the crime of burglary residential in Hinds County, Mississippi, on March 6, 1991, for which he was sentenced to serve five (5) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He was released on parole on September 12, 1992. He was sentenced on February 2, 2009, for burglary out-of-state to serve four (4) years, nine (9) months, and two (2) days of probation. He was also sentenced on March 14, 2016, in Rankin County for the crime of receiving stolen property to serve a term of ten (10) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

He was released on parole on February 14, 2018. He completed all terms and conditions of his sentence and was discharged on February 1, 2021. 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.