The House earlier had passed a bill that would automatically restore suffrage to people convicted of nonviolent felonies, but it died in Senate committee without a vote.
Legislative panels will consider restoring some Mississippians’ voting rights by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today April 19, 2024 The two legislative committee leaders responsible for criminal justice measures say they will move bills forward to restore suffrage for individuals, raising the prospect that some Mississippians will have their voting rights restored.
If you can’t vote, you’re nobody:’ Lawmakers hear from rehabilitated felons who still can’t exercise right About 55,000 names are on the Secretary of State’s voter disenfranchisement list as of March 19. The list, provided to Mississippi Today through a public records request, goes back to 1992 for felony convictions in state court. The state constitution gives lawmakers the power to restore suffrage to citizens, but the process is burdensome.
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