HB 955 — Right to vote; restore automatically once a person has completed all sentencing requirements.

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The bill modifies laws regarding the voting rights of individuals convicted of vote fraud or disenfranchising crimes, providing a process for automatic restoration of voting rights after fulfilling sentencing requirements.

• Section 23-15-11

  who Has never been convicted of vote fraud or of any crime listed in Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890 → who Has been convicted of vote fraud or of any crime listed in Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, shall have his or her right to vote suspended upon conviction but shall have his or her right to vote automatically restored once he or she has satisfied all of the sentencing requirements of the conviction

  Individuals convicted of vote fraud or certain crimes will automatically have their voting rights restored after completing their sentencing.

• Section 23-15-19

  shall * * *not be registered, or if registered the name of the person shall be  removed from the Statewide Elections Management System by the registrar or the election commissioners of the county of his or her residence → shall have his or her right to vote suspended upon conviction but shall have his or her right to vote automatically restored once he or she has satisfied all of the sentencing requirements of the conviction

  This change clarifies that an individual’s voting rights are suspended upon conviction but restored automatically after completing the sentence.

• Section 23-15-125

  shall have his or her right to vote suspended upon conviction but shall have his or her right to vote automatically restored once he or she has satisfied all of the sentencing requirements of the conviction. → A person who is otherwise a qualified elector under the provisions of Section 23-15-11 and has been convicted of vote fraud or of any crime listed in Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, shall have his or her right to vote automatically restored once he or she has satisfied all of the sentencing requirements of the conviction.

  Establishes that the automatic restoration of voting rights after satisfying sentencing applies to all qualified electors who have been convicted.

• Section 23-15-151

  Voters who have been convicted in a Mississippi state court of any disenfranchising crime are not qualified electors as defined by Section 23‑15‑11 → A person who is otherwise a qualified elector under the provisions of Section 23-15-11 and has been convicted of vote fraud or of any crime listed in Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, or of any crime interpreted as disenfranchising in later Attorney General opinions, shall have his or her right to vote suspended upon conviction but shall have his or her right to vote automatically restored once he or she has satisfied all of the sentencing requirements of the conviction.

  Clarifies that convictions do not permanently disqualify individuals from being electors if their voting rights are restored after completing their sentences.

• Section 23-15-153

  been convicted of a disenfranchising crime and had his or her right to vote suspended, or otherwise become disqualified as electors for any cause → shall have his or her right to vote suspended upon conviction but shall have his or her right to vote automatically restored once he or she has satisfied all of the sentencing requirements of the conviction.

  Establishes procedures for maintaining voter roll integrity and restoring voting rights automatically after satisfying sentencing requirements.

Action History

1. February 05, 2019

   Died In Committee

2. January 21, 2019

   Referred To Constitution;Apportionment and Elections

Sponsors

• Holloway · Cosponsor
• Carl Mickens · Primary

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