MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2022 Regular Session
To: Judiciary B
By: Representative Summers
House Bill 1737
(As Passed the House)
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO MR. KENNETH
PRITCHARD OF RANKIN 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 Mr. Kenneth Pritchard of Rankin County, Mississippi, who was disqualified as
an elector as a result of his conviction for the crime of uttering forgery, in
Hinds County, Mississippi, for which he was sentenced on October 29, 2007, to
serve five (5) years suspended in the Mississippi Department of Corrections and
five (5) years supervised probation. He was convicted for the crime of vehicle
theft on August 21, 2009, for which he was sentenced to time served, and three (3)
years of supervised probation. Probation for both convictions was revoked on
September 10, 2009, as a result of his conviction for the crime of uttering forgery
in Hinds County, Mississippi, for which he was sentenced to term served
followed by three (3) years probation. On July 20, 2011, Mr. Pritchard's sentence
was revoked as a result of his conviction for the crime of vehicle theft in
Hinds County, for which he was sentenced to serve one (1) year and one (1) day
in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
He completed all terms and
conditions of his sentence and was discharged on January 10, 2012. 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.