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MS HC11
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/31/2017
Primary Sponsor
Kabir Karriem
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AI Summary
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Proposes amendment to Section 253 of Mississippi Constitution of 1890 to automatically restore voting rights to persons disqualified for nonviolent crimes after five years from completion of sentence, probation, and/or restitution payment
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Maintains existing requirement that legislature must approve restoration of voting rights for persons convicted of violent crimes by two-thirds vote of both houses, with reasons recorded in legislative journals
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Submitted to qualified voters for approval at election on first Tuesday after first Monday of November 2018
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Ballot explanation describes automatic restoration timeline for nonviolent offenses while preserving legislative discretion for violent crime convictions
Legislative Description
Constitution; amend to provide for the automatic restoration of suffrage for persons convicted of nonviolent crimes after a period of 5 yrs from completion of sentence.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/31/2017