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MS SB2356

Bill

Status

Failed

5/14/2024

Primary Sponsor

Albert Butler

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores voting rights to Edward Carter, Sr., of Claiborne County, Mississippi, who lost the right to vote due to a 1998 embezzlement conviction
  • Carter was sentenced to five years in the Department of Corrections with four years suspended and four years probation
  • Carter was released on April 9, 1999, and successfully discharged from probation on April 11, 2003
  • Legislature recognizes Carter has conducted himself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen since his release
  • Act takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Suffrage; restore to Edward Carter, Sr.

Last Action

Died In Committee

5/14/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division B2/12/2024

Full Bill Text

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