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MS HC6

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Failed

2/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Charles Blackwell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 to explicitly require that only citizens of the United States are allowed to vote in Mississippi
  • Reduces residency requirements from one year to thirty days in the state, thirty days in the county, and thirty days in the election precinct or incorporated city/town
  • Maintains existing voting disqualifications for those convicted of murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement, or bigamy
  • Proposes submission of the amendment to qualified electors at an election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2026
  • Ballot explanation states the amendment aligns state constitution with federal court rulings and solidifies U.S. citizenship requirement for voting

Legislative Description

Constitution; amend to provide that only citizens of the United States are allowed the opportunity to vote.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Constitution1/15/2025

Full Bill Text

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