MS SB2213

Restores voting rights to any person disqualified by criminal conviction upon completion of their sentence, defined as the term of incarceration, probation, and parole.

Amends voter eligibility requirements to allow registration and voting by individuals convicted of disenfranchising crimes (vote fraud or crimes listed in Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution) after sentence completion.

Requires mail-in voter registration applications and forms to state that persons are qualified to register and vote after conviction of a disenfranchising offense upon sentence completion.

Mandates election commissioners complete training on an up-to-date database to ensure persons are not denied voting rights based on disenfranchising convictions after sentence completion, with this requirement effective immediately for commissioners overseeing 2024 elections.

Becomes effective upon passage.