MS SB2135

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, defined as the full term of incarceration, probation, and parole

Prohibits denying voter registration or removing a person from voter rolls based on a disenfranchising conviction once the sentence is complete

Requires mail-in voter registration forms and instructions to inform applicants that voting rights are restored after sentence completion for disenfranchising offenses

Mandates that county election commissioners receive training from the Secretary of State, including on an up-to-date database, to ensure eligible individuals are not improperly denied registration based on past convictions

Requires election commissioners overseeing 2023 elections to complete the training immediately upon passage of the act