Bill > HB1942

This bill restores the right to vote (suffrage) to Elaine Goudy of Covington County, Mississippi, who had previously lost her voting rights due to a criminal conviction. Specifically, Goudy was convicted on November 15, 1997, of arson and two counts of cocaine transfer, for which she was sentenced to eight years on each count, to be served concurrently, with five years for arson in the Mississippi Department of Corrections. She was placed on Earned Release Supervision on April 7, 2003, and fully discharged from her sentence on February 28, 2004. The bill notes that since her discharge, Goudy has conducted herself as a law-abiding citizen. By passing this bill, the Mississippi Legislature is specifically reinstating Goudy's right to vote, which had been revoked as a consequence of her prior criminal convictions. The bill would take effect immediately upon its passage.

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