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MS HB1472

Bill

Status

Failed

4/1/2021

Primary Sponsor

Price Wallace

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores voting rights to Randy Beckham of Simpson County, Mississippi, who lost eligibility to vote due to criminal convictions
  • Beckham was convicted of Forgery on September 29, 1994, and sentenced to five years probation; his probation was revoked in 1997 and he received an additional five-year sentence
  • Beckham was also convicted of vehicular manslaughter and sentenced to twenty years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections on April 11, 1997
  • He completed his full sentence and was discharged on December 21, 2008, and has since lived as a law-abiding citizen
  • Effective date: July 1, 2021

Legislative Description

Suffrage; restore to Randy Beckham of Simpson 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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