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2019 Regular Session

House Concurrent Resolution 35

Constitution; amend to restore voting rights to qualified electors who have committed certain felonies once sentencing requirements are met.

Died in committee in the House, on February 5, 2019.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 241, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS OTHERWISE A QUALIFIED ELECTOR AND HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF MURDER, RAPE, BRIBERY, THEFT, ARSON, OBTAINING MONEY OR GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENSE, PERJURY, FORGERY, EMBEZZLEMENT OR BIGAMY SHALL HAVE HIS OR HER RIGHT TO VOTE SUSPENDED UPON CONVICTION AND SHALL HAVE HIS OR HER RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED ONCE HE OR SHE HAS SATISFIED ALL OF THE SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONVICTION; AND PROPOSING THE REPEAL OF SECTION 253, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY, BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF BOTH HOUSES, OF ALL MEMBERS ELECTED, RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO ANY PERSON DISQUALIFIED BY REASON OF CRIME.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

11 co-sponsors

John G. Faulkner, Deborah Butler Dixon, Kabir Karriem, Edward Blackmon, Jr., Karl Gibbs, Kathy Sykes, Otis Anthony, Bryant W. Clark, Oscar Denton, Abe Hudson, Charles Young, Jr.

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Constitution and on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Constitution;Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives