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MS HB1701

Bill

Status

Failed

3/28/2018

Primary Sponsor

Christopher Bell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores full voting rights to Jay W. Jackson of Hinds County, Mississippi, who was disqualified from voting due to a robbery conviction in Rankin County on September 9, 2011
  • Jackson completed the Regimented Inmate Program on May 10, 2012, and finished his five-year probation term on April 8, 2016
  • Legislature affirms that Jackson has since conducted himself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen
  • Takes effect upon passage

Legislative Description

Suffrage; restore to Jay W. Jackson of Hinds County.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/28/2018

Committee Referrals

Judiciary B3/20/2018

Full Bill Text

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