MS HC82

Proposes amendments to Sections 253 and 241 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 to automatically restore voting rights to persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their sentence, probation, parole, and any other legislatively prescribed conditions

Applies only to first-time offenders convicted of murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement, or bigamy

Currently, conviction of these offenses results in permanent disqualification from voting under the Mississippi Constitution

Requires the proposed amendment to be submitted to voters at the November 2012 general election for approval

Mandates submission to the U.S. Attorney General or U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for preclearance under the Voting Rights Act of 1965