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MS HB4096
Bill
Status
Failed
5/14/2024
Primary Sponsor
Otis Anthony
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AI Summary
- Restores voting rights to Kunta Gates of Humphreys County, Mississippi, who lost eligibility as an elector due to a statutory rape conviction from February 20, 2008
- Gates was sentenced to 20 years total: 12 years in Mississippi Department of Corrections custody, 5 years post-release, and 3 years unsupervised
- Gates' sentence expired and he was discharged on February 17, 2020
- Legislature finds that Gates has conducted himself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen since his discharge
- Act takes effect upon passage
Legislative Description
Suffrage; restore to Kunta Gates of Humphreys County.
Last Action
Died In Committee
5/14/2024
Committee Referrals
Judiciary B4/2/2024
Full Bill Text
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