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MS HB1721
Bill
Status
Failed
4/5/2022
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Bell
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AI Summary
- Restores voting rights to Gerald Laird of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, who lost eligibility as a voter following his 1997 robbery conviction in Lauderdale County.
- Laird was sentenced to five years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections followed by three years probation; he was released to earned release supervision on November 5, 2005, and fully discharged on May 7, 2009.
- Legislature finds that Laird has since conducted himself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen in a good and lawful manner.
- Becomes effective upon passage.
Legislative Description
Suffrage; restore to Gerald O. Laird of Jefferson Davis County.
Last Action
Died In Committee
4/5/2022
Committee Referrals
Judiciary, Division B3/24/2022
Judiciary B2/25/2022
Full Bill Text
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