MS HB342

Voting rights for individuals convicted of vote fraud, crimes listed in Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, or crimes interpreted as disenfranchising in Attorney General opinions would be automatically restored once all sentencing requirements are satisfied, rather than requiring a legislative pardon

Conviction of a disenfranchising crime would result in suspension of voting rights rather than permanent removal, with the voter's name removed from the Statewide Elections Management System only until sentencing requirements are completed

Circuit clerks must maintain lists of persons convicted of disenfranchising crimes, and the Statewide Elections Management System must receive regular reports to automatically restore voters' names to rolls once sentencing requirements are met

County election commissioners would be required to remove names from voter rolls for those with suspended voting rights due to conviction, and automatically restore them upon satisfaction of sentencing requirements

Effective date of July 1, 2023