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MS HB889
Bill
Status
Failed
2/11/2010
Primary Sponsor
Greg Snowden
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AI Summary
- Allows persons convicted of offenses listed in Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 to have their voting rights restored upon meeting prescribed conditions
- Requires completion of all court-imposed terms including incarceration, post-release supervision, probation, or parole, followed by a 3-year waiting period without any subsequent felony conviction
- Restricts eligibility to individuals who have never been convicted of a felony other than the one subject to the restoration petition, and requires submission of a sworn petition to the sentencing court
- Directs the court clerk to verify the petitioner's record and, if a certificate of restoration of suffrage is granted, forward it to the county registrar where the person resides to enable voter registration
- Conditions the act's effective date on preclearance under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and on the ratification of a related House Concurrent Resolution by voters at the November 2010 general election
Legislative Description
Suffrage; prescribe conditions for reinstatement.
Last Action
Died On Calendar
2/11/2010
Full Bill Text
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