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MS SB3398

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Rod Hickman

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores the right to vote (suffrage) to Joseph Jones of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, who was disqualified as an elector on June 28, 2002

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

  • Sentences totaled 33 years (two 10-year terms for armed robbery, 10 years for kidnapping, 3 years for grand larceny) but were served concurrently

  • Jones was discharged from Mississippi Department of Corrections custody on May 1, 2012, and completed probation on March 4, 2012, fulfilling all sentence terms and conditions

  • Effective date is July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Suffrage; restore to Joseph Jones.

Last Action

Referred To Judiciary, Division B

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division B3/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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