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MS HC42
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/1/2022
Primary Sponsor
Earle Banks
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution to suspend voting rights for persons convicted of felonies until all sentencing requirements are satisfied.
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Repeals Section 253, which previously allowed the Legislature to restore voting rights to felony convicts by a two-thirds vote of both houses.
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Removes language from Section 241 that permanently disqualified persons convicted of specific crimes (murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, perjury, forgery, embezzlement, bigamy).
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Proposes that voting rights may be restored only after a felony convict completes all sentencing requirements, rather than through legislative action.
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Scheduled for voter approval on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2022.
Legislative Description
Constitution; amend to restore voting rights to qualified electors who have committed a felony once sentencing requirements are met.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/1/2022