MS HB1237

Secretary of State must maintain and publish an up-to-date list of crimes that are disenfranchising and non-disenfranchising, identified by code section number, accessible via website and telephone number.

Secretary of State must provide election officials with internet-based electronic means to determine whether a person has been convicted of a disenfranchising crime according to code section number.

Training seminars for election commissioners must include adequate instruction on up-to-date databases to prevent denying voter registration or ballot casting based on convictions that are not disenfranchising crimes.

Computer skills training courses for newly appointed registrars must include adequate instruction on up-to-date databases to prevent wrongfully denying voter registration or ballot casting based on non-disenfranchising convictions.

Effective date is July 1, 2022, except training requirement provisions take effect immediately upon passage.