Bill Text: MS HB1740 | 2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Suffrage; restore to Leon Bishop of Oktibbeha, County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-28 - Approved by Governor [HB1740 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2010-HB1740-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2010 Regular Session
To: Judiciary B
By: Representative Ellis
House Bill 1740
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO LEON BISHOP OF OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The right of suffrage is hereby fully and completely restored to Leon Bishop of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, who was disqualified as an elector as a result of his conviction of fraud in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, in 1997, and who has completed the penalty and any conditions imposed upon him for such conviction. The Legislature has been reliably informed that he is now conducting himself as a law-biding and honorable citizen in a good and lawful manner.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
