Bill > HB1968

This bill restores the right to vote (suffrage) to Wykesia Geater of Jackson County, Mississippi, who was previously disqualified from voting due to a 2004 embezzlement conviction. Specifically, Geater was sentenced to six years of probation under the Mississippi Department of Corrections and was released from supervision on September 25, 2009. The bill notes that since her conviction, she has conducted herself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen. By passing this legislation, the state legislature is officially reinstating Geater's voting rights, which had been revoked as a consequence of her criminal conviction. The bill will take effect immediately upon its passage, allowing Geater to once again participate in electoral processes.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1968.xml