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MS HB1524

Bill

Status

Failed

4/1/2021

Primary Sponsor

Zakiya Summers

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores voting rights to William Barber of Jackson County, Mississippi, who lost eligibility to vote due to felony convictions.
  • Barber was convicted of Armed Robbery on September 11, 1980, and sentenced to eight years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections, discharged December 1, 1987.
  • Barber was convicted of Possession of a Precursor with Intent to Manufacture on September 13, 2010, sentenced to four years in custody plus six years Post Release Supervision, discharged September 14, 2016.
  • Legislature finds that Barber has conducted himself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen since completing his sentence.
  • Effective upon passage.

Legislative Description

Suffrage; restore to William Barber of Jackson County.

Last Action

Died In Committee

4/1/2021

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division B3/23/2021
Judiciary B3/17/2021

Full Bill Text

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