MS HC20

Amend Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution to suspend voting rights upon conviction for voter fraud, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement, bigamy, or crimes interpreted as disenfranchising by the Attorney General, excluding murder and rape.

Automatically restore voting rights once a convicted person satisfies all sentencing requirements including parole but not probation.

Repeal Section 253 of the Mississippi Constitution, which currently allows the legislature to restore voting rights by a two-thirds vote of both houses.

Submit the proposed amendments to qualified electors for a vote on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2023.