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MS SB2274

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2021

Primary Sponsor

Juan Barnett

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 23-15-19 of the Mississippi Code to allow convicted felons to register and vote if their voting rights have been restored
  • A person convicted of a disenfranchising crime may vote if they have been pardoned under Section 124 of the Mississippi Constitution, had their conviction expunged under Section 99-19-71, or had their right to vote restored by the Legislature under Section 253 of the Mississippi Constitution
  • Requires that voting rights be restored for all of a person's disenfranchising convictions before they are eligible to register and vote
  • Directs county registrars to remove names from the voter rolls upon conviction of a disenfranchising crime unless the conditions in the bill are met
  • Takes effect upon passage

Legislative Description

Suffrage; clarify person's right to register and vote following a disenfranchising conviction.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/2/2021

Committee Referrals

Elections1/12/2021

Full Bill Text

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