MS SB2650

Automatically restores voting rights to individuals convicted of disqualifying crimes upon completion of all sentence terms (prison, parole, probation, community corrections) and remaining crime and arrest-free for two years thereafter.

Requires courts to notify defendants before accepting guilty or nolo contendere pleas that conviction may result in loss of voting rights and that rights are automatically restored two years after full sentence completion.

Directs the Secretary of State to develop educational programs for judges, attorneys, election officials, corrections officers, and the public regarding voting rights restoration and eligibility.

Amends Section 23-15-11 of the Mississippi Code to clarify that persons who have completed all sentence conditions and complied with this act shall not be disqualified as electors.

Requires submission to the U.S. Attorney General or federal court under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and makes the act effective upon ratification of an appropriate constitutional amendment to Section 241.