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MS HB1695

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

3/28/2018

Primary Sponsor

John Faulkner

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores voting rights to Catina Faulkner Taylor of Marshall County, Mississippi, who lost eligibility due to criminal convictions
  • Taylor was convicted on January 22, 1999, of two counts of Uttering Forgery and sentenced to two years in custody plus three years probation
  • Additional convictions followed on August 22, 2001 (two counts of Uttering Forgery and four counts of Uttering Forgery, sentenced to five years) and April 3, 2002 (identity theft, sentenced to two years plus two years probation)
  • Taylor completed all sentence terms and conditions on March 14, 2013, and has since conducted herself as a law-abiding citizen
  • Takes effect upon passage

Legislative Description

Suffrage; restore to Catina Faulkner Taylor of Marshall County.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/28/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules3/14/2018

Full Bill Text

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