Senate Bill 2772 Summary

• Governor may restore voting rights to persons convicted of disenfranchising crimes after they complete their sentence, including incarceration and probation, and pay all fines.

• Person presenting an executive order restoring suffrage rights cannot be denied voter registration, and registrars must maintain files of certified copies of such executive orders.

• Mississippi Department of Corrections and sentencing courts must automatically provide written reports to the Governor on persons meeting restoration conditions, with 45-day response requirement for retroactive requests.

• Secretary of State must update voter registration applications and the Statewide Elections Management System to identify persons whose suffrage rights have been restored by executive order.

• Persons granted executive pardons are entitled to have their conviction records expunged from all public records.