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MS HB1746

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/18/2019

Primary Sponsor

Lataisha Jackson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores voting rights to Donna Kaye Taylor of Panola County, Mississippi, who lost voting eligibility due to criminal conviction
  • Taylor was convicted on April 4, 1996 in Tunica County of Conspiracy (two counts) and Obtaining Money Under False Pretense (three counts)
  • Taylor served two years in Mississippi Department of Corrections custody on each count followed by three years probation, all running concurrently
  • Taylor was released to Earned Release Supervision on November 16, 1997, released from supervision on March 5, 1998, and discharged from probation on September 14, 2010
  • Legislature finds that Taylor has since conducted herself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen in a good and lawful manner

Legislative Description

Suffrage; restore to Donna Kaye Taylor of Panola County.

Last Action

Approved by Governor

4/18/2019

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division B3/25/2019
Judiciary B3/19/2019

Full Bill Text

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