SB 3223 Mississippi Senate · 2024 Regular Session

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

493
Passed
Total votes 52
Apr 24, 2024
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican36
33 Yea 3 Nay
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
Photo of Angela Turner-Ford
Angela Turner-Ford
DDemocratic
MS
16