Suffrage; restore to Paul Anthony Jackson of Oktibbeha County.
This bill restores the right to vote to Paul Anthony Jackson of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, who had previously lost his voting rights due to a conviction for embezzlement and subsequent probation violations. The legislation formally recognizes that Jackson has served his sentence, completed his probation, and has since lived as a law-abiding citizen. Once enacted, the act will immediately remove the legal barrier preventing Jackson from participating in elections. This measure addresses a specific individual's civil rights restoration without changing broader voting laws or affecting other citizens.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2026
Last action Apr 15, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted to reflect its status as having passed the House, while the substantive legal content regarding the restoration of voting rights to Paul Jackson remained identical. No changes were made to the specific dates, criminal history details, or the conditions required for the restoration of suffrage.
TECHNICAL
The header and metadata were updated to indicate the bill has passed the House, and the text was restructured to remove original page numbering and session headers, though the core legislative text is unchanged.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 26, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division B
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Fabian Nelson
DDemocratic
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