MS HB1020

Automatically restores voting rights to individuals convicted of disenfranchising crimes (vote fraud or crimes listed in Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution) once they have satisfied all sentencing requirements of their conviction

Suspends rather than permanently removes voting rights upon conviction, changing the current law which permanently disenfranchises individuals convicted of certain crimes

Requires automatic restoration of voter names to the Statewide Elections Management System, state voter roll, and county pollbooks once sentencing requirements are completed

Mandates that county registrars and election commissioners receive regular reports of voters who have satisfied their sentencing requirements to facilitate automatic voting rights restoration

Applies to crimes interpreted as disenfranchising in Attorney General opinions, in addition to vote fraud and crimes specifically listed in the Mississippi Constitution