Suffrage; restore to John Howard Cook of Lamar County.

This bill would restore voting rights to John Howard Cook of Lamar County, Mississippi, who lost his right to vote after a 1979 grand larceny conviction leading to probation violation and an 11-year prison sentence (1980-1992). It specifically reinstates his suffrage following his release in 1992 and the Legislature’s finding that he has been a law-abiding citizen since. As a procedural bill, it does not create new policy but addresses a single individual’s voting eligibility based on his rehabilitation. The bill died in committee in April 2025 and did not become law.