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MS SB2155

Bill

Status

Failed

3/3/2020

Primary Sponsor

Juan Barnett

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Mississippi Code Section 23-15-19 to clarify voting rights for individuals convicted of disenfranchising crimes listed in the Mississippi Constitution.

  • Allows a convicted felon to register and vote if their voting rights have been restored through one of three methods: gubernatorial pardon, conviction expungement under Section 99-19-71, or legislative restoration of suffrage rights.

  • Requires that all of a person's disenfranchising convictions must have voting rights restored before they are eligible to register and vote.

  • Directs county registrars to remove names from the Statewide Elections Management System upon conviction of a disenfranchising crime, and to reinstate voting eligibility once rights are officially restored.

  • Takes effect upon passage.

Legislative Description

Suffrage; clarify person's right to register and vote following a disenfranchising conviction.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/3/2020

Committee Referrals

Elections1/24/2020

Full Bill Text

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