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MS SB2231

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2021

Primary Sponsor

Derrick Simmons

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores voting rights to individuals convicted of disenfranchising crimes (vote fraud or crimes listed in Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution) upon completion of their incarceration and parole, or immediately if sentenced only to probation

  • Prohibits removal of a person's name from the Statewide Elections Management System unless they are currently serving incarceration or parole for a disenfranchising crime, and prohibits requiring proof of rights restoration to register to vote

  • Requires the Secretary of State to update voter registration applications to state that persons with restored voting rights are not disqualified from registering

  • Mandates training for election commissioners, registrars, and poll managers on their duties regarding persons whose voting rights have been restored under this act, with registrar training to be available online by August 1, 2021

  • Requires the Statewide Elections Management System to be updated to provide local election officials with accurate information on disenfranchising convictions, including whether the sentence imposed was incarceration or probation

Legislative Description

Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence or placement on probation.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/2/2021

Committee Referrals

Elections1/11/2021

Full Bill Text

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