SB 2356 Mississippi Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Edward Carter, Sr.

This bill seeks to restore the right to vote to Edward Carter, Sr., a resident of Claiborne County, Mississippi, who had lost his voting rights due to a 1998 embezzlement conviction. The legislation states that Carter has served his sentence and has behaved as a law-abiding citizen since his release in 1999. If passed, the act would officially reinstate his eligibility to participate in elections. The bill has not yet become law as it died in committee in May 2024.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 12, 2024 Last action May 14, 2024
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Feb 12, 2024
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Referred To Judiciary, Division B
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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