Senate Bill 2700 Summary

• Restores voting rights to persons convicted of disenfranchising crimes upon completion of incarceration and parole, or immediately upon imposition of probation-only sentences.

• Requires Mississippi Department of Corrections, Parole Board, or courts to issue certificates of restoration that serve as proof of restored voting rights and restore all civil rights including employment and contracting.

• Prohibits removal of names from the statewide elections management system based on disenfranchising convictions unless the person is currently serving incarceration or parole.

• Mandates training for election commissioners, registrars, and poll managers on procedures for persons with restored voting rights and requires updated voter registration applications and statewide system functionality to verify disqualifying convictions.

• Allows persons whose civil rights have been restored under this section to hold offices of profit, trust, or honor that were previously prohibited by felony convictions.