MS SB3397

Restores the right to vote to Frankie O'Neal Ward, Jr. of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, who lost voting rights on August 16, 2002

Ward was convicted in Simpson County of two counts of armed robbery, one count of kidnapping, and one count of grand larceny

Sentenced to four concurrent terms: two 15-year terms for armed robbery (each with 5 years suspended), a 10-year term for kidnapping, and a 3-year term for grand larceny

Ward was discharged from Mississippi Department of Corrections custody on June 14, 2012, and completed probation on March 29, 2016, fulfilling all sentence requirements

Effective date of July 1, 2026