Bill Text: MS HC39 | 2026 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Constitution; amend to remove all disenfranchising crimes.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Failed) 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee [HC39 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2026-HC39-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2026 Regular Session
To: Constitution
By: Representative Karriem
House Concurrent Resolution 39
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 241, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO REMOVE ALL DISENFRANCHISING CRIMES.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That the following amendment to the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 is proposed to the qualified electors of the state:
Amend Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, to read as follows:
"Section 241. Every
inhabitant of this state, except idiots and insane persons, who is a citizen of
the United States of America, eighteen (18) years old and upward, who has been
a resident of this state for one (1) year, and for one (1) year in the county
in which he offers to vote, and for six (6) months in the election precinct or
in the incorporated city or town in which he offers to vote, and who is duly
registered as provided in this article, * * * is declared to be a qualified elector,
except that he shall be qualified to vote for President and Vice President of
the United States if he meets the requirements established by Congress therefor
and is otherwise a qualified elector."
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this proposed amendment shall be submitted by the Secretary of State to the qualified electors at an election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2026, as provided by Section 273 of the Constitution and by general law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the explanation of this proposed amendment for the ballot shall read as follows: "This proposed amendment removes all disenfranchising crimes from Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution."
