House Bill 1247 Summary

• Suspends voting rights upon felony conviction and restores them only after the person completes all sentencing requirements, replacing the previous permanent disenfranchisement for certain crimes listed in the state constitution.

• Requires county registrars to automatically remove names from the Statewide Elections Management System upon felony conviction and automatically restore them once all sentencing requirements are satisfied.

• Updates voter qualification standards in Section 23-15-11 to define felony-based voting suspension explicitly, with detailed procedures for removal and restoration across multiple election code sections.

• Brings forward Sections 97-39-3 and 99-19-37 for possible amendment, including a provision that honorably discharged World War I and II veterans have voting rights automatically restored.

• Takes effect July 1 following the year the Secretary of State certifies passage of a related constitutional amendment proposed in House Concurrent Resolution No. ____, 2023 Regular Session.