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MS HB1469

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

4/1/2021

Primary Sponsor

John Hines

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores full voting rights to Angela Porter-Williams of Amite County, Mississippi

  • Porter-Williams was convicted of embezzlement on September 19, 2006, in Pike County, which disqualified her from voting

  • Original sentence was 6 months house arrest with 5 years probation; she completed all terms and was discharged on June 23, 2008

  • Legislature notes she has conducted herself as a law-abiding citizen since completing her sentence

  • Effective date: July 1, 2021

Legislative Description

Suffrage; restore to Angela Porter-Williams of Amite County.

Last Action

Died In Committee

4/1/2021

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division B3/23/2021
Judiciary B2/26/2021

Full Bill Text

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