Mississippi Senate Bill 2620 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Restoration Of Voting Rights Act; To Provide That A Person Who Was Disqualified As An Elector For Commission Of Certain Crimes Shall Have The Right To Vote Restored Automatically Upon Completion Of The Sentence And Following A Two-year Waiting Period; To Provide That Notice Shall Be Given Before A Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere Is Accepted In A Court Of Law; To Require The Secretary Of State To Implement Certain Education Programs For State Agencies And Judges; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

Suffrage; provide for immediate restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.

Sen. David Jordan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2013-01-21	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B;Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/SB/SB2620.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2620IN.htm