Suffrage; restore to Peter Fulton of Oktibbeha County.
This bill restores voting rights to Peter Fulton of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, who lost his suffrage due to past convictions for perjury (1992) and burglary-residential (1992). It specifically reverses his disqualification after he completed his sentences (discharged November 3, 1998) and has since lived as a law-abiding citizen. The bill directly affects Fulton by legally reinstating his right to vote in Mississippi elections. It does not create new voting policies but corrects a specific individual's voting status based on his rehabilitation.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2025
Last action Apr 3, 2025
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This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division B
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Daryl Porter
DDemocratic
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