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MS SB2599

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2021

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Blackmon

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores voting rights to persons 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

  • Requires the Secretary of State to update voter registration applications to clarify that persons with restored voting rights are not disqualified from registering, and prohibits requiring proof of rights restoration to register

  • Mandates training for election commissioners, registrars, and poll managers on their duties regarding persons whose voting rights have been restored under this act

  • Requires the Statewide Elections Management System to be updated to provide local election officials with reports indicating whether convicted persons received incarceration or probation sentences, enabling verification of voter eligibility

Legislative Description

Voting rights; restore to people who have been released from incarceration.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/2/2021

Committee Referrals

Elections1/18/2021

Full Bill Text

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