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MS HC4

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Failed

3/5/2024

Primary Sponsor

Kabir Karriem

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

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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