2026 Regular Session
SC 511
Convicted felons; restore right to vote and run for office.
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Bill overview
A concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to section 241 of the mississippi constitution of 1890, to restore the right to vote to persons convicted of felonies; To repeal section 44, mississippi constitution of 1890, which provides that persons convicted of certain crimes are ineligible for office; And for related purposes.
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Simmons (12th)
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