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MS HB1971
Bill
Status
Failed
4/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Bell
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AI Summary
- Restores voting rights to Debra Denise Thomas of Hinds County, Mississippi, who lost eligibility as an elector due to criminal conviction.
- Thomas was convicted of shoplifting in Warren County on August 31, 1998, and sentenced to three years suspended plus five years probation.
- Probation was revoked, and on May 25, 2000, she received a three-year sentence in the Mississippi Department of Corrections custody.
- Thomas was released on July 22, 2002, and has since conducted herself as a law-abiding citizen.
- Act becomes effective upon passage.
Legislative Description
Suffrage; restore to Debra Denise Thomas of Hinds County.
Last Action
Died In Committee
4/3/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary, Division B3/21/2025
Judiciary B3/12/2025
Full Bill Text
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