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MS SC544
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
- Proposes an amendment to Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 to add conviction for buying votes as a disqualification for voting rights
- Adds "buying votes" to the existing list of felony convictions (murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement, and bigamy) that result in loss of suffrage
- Requires submission of the proposed amendment to qualified electors at the November 2, 2010 general election
- Ballot explanation states the amendment would strip voting rights from any person convicted of buying votes
Legislative Description
Constitution; amend Section 241 to provide that a person convicted of buying votes shall lose his right of suffrage.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/2/2010
Full Bill Text
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