MS HB215

Amends Section 23-15-11 of Mississippi Code to establish a process for restoring voting rights to persons disqualified by felony conviction under Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890.

Voting rights are restored when a person completes all sentence terms (incarceration, probation, parole, supervision), waits three years without additional felony convictions, and obtains a certificate of restoration of suffrage from the sentencing court.

Requires the convicted person to submit a sworn petition to the sentencing court demonstrating they have met all restoration conditions and have no other prior felony convictions.

Court clerk must verify the petitioner has no felony convictions other than the one subject to the petition before issuing the certificate of restoration.

Certificate of restoration is forwarded to the county registrar, and persons presenting it cannot be denied voter registration or ballot casting based on prior felony conviction; effective July 1, 2019.