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MS SB2200
Bill
Status
3/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Bradford Blackmon
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AI Summary
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Restores voting rights to any person disqualified by criminal conviction upon completion of their sentence, defined as the term of incarceration, probation, and parole.
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Amends voter qualification requirements to allow registration and voting for individuals convicted of disenfranchising crimes (vote fraud or crimes listed in Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution) once their sentence is completed.
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Requires mail-in voter registration applications and forms to state that persons are fully qualified to register and vote after conviction of a disenfranchising offense upon sentence completion.
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Mandates election commissioners receive training on updated databases to ensure persons are not denied registration or voting rights based on conviction of a disenfranchising offense after sentence completion, effective immediately for 2024 elections.
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Takes effect upon passage.
Legislative Description
Suffrage; restore to any person disqualified by reason of criminal conviction upon completion of sentence.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/5/2024