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MS SB2343
Bill
AI Summary
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Automatically restores voting rights to any person convicted of a disenfranchising crime (those listed in Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890) upon completion of their sentence, including incarceration, probation, and parole
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Prohibits denial of voter registration based on a disenfranchising conviction after the person has completed their sentence
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Requires mail-in voter registration forms and instructions to state that voting rights are restored after sentence completion for disenfranchising offenses
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Mandates that county election commissioners receive training from the Secretary of State on an up-to-date database to ensure eligible individuals are not wrongly denied registration or voting rights based on past convictions
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Training requirement for election commissioners takes effect immediately upon passage to apply to those overseeing 2022 elections
Legislative Description
Suffrage; restore to any person disqualified by reason of criminal conviction upon completion of sentence.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/1/2022