Suffrage; restore suffrage to Dewitt Cooperwood.
This bill restores the right to vote to DeWitt Cooperwood of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. It removes his previous disqualification, which resulted from a 1993 conviction for false pretenses and a subsequent three-year sentence. The legislation states that Cooperwood has since behaved as a law-abiding citizen and is now eligible to participate in elections. Once signed into law, this change takes effect immediately, allowing him to register and cast ballots.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Apr 25, 2024
Signed May 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2024 · House May 2, 2024
How they voted
49–3
Passed
Total votes 52
Apr 24, 2024
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican36
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 13, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
May 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Apr 9, 2024
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division B
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela Turner-Ford
DDemocratic
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