SB2255 Summary

• Restores voting rights to persons convicted of disenfranchising crimes upon completion of incarceration and parole, or immediately if sentenced to probation only.

• Requires issuance of a Certificate of Restoration by the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Parole Board, or sentencing court as proof of restored suffrage rights.

• Mandates updates to the Statewide Elections Management System to reflect restoration of rights and prohibits removal of names from voter rolls for those on probation-only sentences.

• Requires training for election commissioners, registrars, and poll managers on procedures for persons with restored voting rights under this act.

• Restores civil rights beyond voting, including civil service status, licensing rights, contractual relationships, and eligibility to hold public office for those meeting restoration conditions.