MS SC546

Amends Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution to disqualify from voting any person convicted of any felony in Mississippi, another state, or federal court, replacing the current enumeration of specific disqualifying felonies.

Grandfathers existing convictions by providing that persons convicted before ratification of offenses that were not previously disqualifying remain qualified electors.

Amends Section 253 to establish that voting rights may be restored to felony-disqualified persons upon completion of their sentence, probation, parole, and any other conditions prescribed by the Legislature through general law.

Submits the proposed amendments as a single constitutional amendment to qualified electors on November 2, 2010.

Requires the Attorney General to submit the resolution to the U.S. Attorney General or District Court for the District of Columbia under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.