Mississippi Senate Bill 2700 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Code Section 23-15-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Certain Persons Disqualified By Reason Of Conviction Of A Disenfranchising Crime; To Provide That Such Persons Shall Be Enfranchised After Completing The Term Of Incarceration And Parole Or Upon The Imposition Of A Probation-only Sentence For Such Crimes; To Provide For The Issuance Of A Certificate Of Restoration To The Person; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Removal Of A Person's Name From The Statewide Elections Management System Unless The Person Is Serving A Term Of Incarceration Or Parole For A Disenfranchising Crime At The Time Of Removal; To Provide That A Court's Certification Of A Conviction For Purposes Of Removal From The Statewide Elections Management System Must Indicate The Type Of Sentence Imposed; To Amend Section 23-15-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Circuit Clerk's Enrollment Book Listing The Names Of Persons Convicted Of Disenfranchising Crimes Must Be Updated To Exclude The Names Of Those Persons Enfranchised Under This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-125 And 23-15-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Voter Roll And Pollbooks Must Be Updated In A Manner Consistent With This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-39 And 23-15-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Adopt Voter Registration Applications Which State That A Person Restored The Right Of Suffrage Under This Act Is Not Disqualified From Registering To Vote; To Amend Sections 23-15-213, 23-15-223 And 23-15-239, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Develop And Implement Training For Election Commissioners, Registrars And Poll Managers Which Will Instruct Them On Their Duties With Regard To Persons Restored The Right Of Suffrage Under This Act; To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Update The Statewide Elections Management System In A Manner That Will Allow Local Election Officials To Verify Whether A Person Has A Disqualifying Conviction; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-573, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Procedure For Casting An Affidavit Ballot, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 99-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Certain Electors Who Have Been Restored Their Civil Rights After Certain Felony Convictions To Serve In Certain Official Capacities; And For Related Purposes.

Civil rights; restore all to a person who has paid his debt to society.

Sen. David Jordan [D]	Sen. Robert Jackson [D]	Sen. Joseph Thomas [D]	Sen. Derrick Simmons [D]
Sen. Sollie Norwood [D]	Sen. Juan Barnett [D]	Sen. Willie Simmons [D]	Sen. Sampson Jackson [D]
Sen. Albert Butler [D]	Sen. John Horhn [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-02-17	Senate	Referred To Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2700.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2700IN.htm