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MS HC4
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Failed
3/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Kabir Karriem
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AI Summary
- Proposes amendment to Section 253 of Mississippi Constitution to automatically restore voting rights to persons disqualified for nonviolent crimes after 5 years from completion of sentence, probation, and/or restitution
- Maintains existing requirement that restoration of voting rights for persons convicted of violent crimes requires a two-thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature
- Submitted to qualified electors for approval at election on first Tuesday after first Monday of November 2024
- Ballot explanation clarifies automatic restoration applies only to nonviolent crime convictions while violent crime convictions remain subject to legislative restoration process
Legislative Description
Constitution; amend to provide automatic restoration of suffrage for persons convicted of nonviolent crimes.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/5/2024
Committee Referrals
Constitution1/17/2024
Full Bill Text
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