Bill > HB1972

This bill restores the right to vote (suffrage) to Lasondra Bowling of Rankin County, Mississippi, who had previously lost her voting rights due to criminal convictions. Specifically, Bowling was convicted of embezzlement in April 2014, receiving a five-year sentence in the Mississippi Department of Corrections followed by five years of probation, and was also convicted of conspiracy to commit a crime in November 2012 and April 2014, resulting in additional probation and prison sentences. She was released to parole in December 2015, released to probation in October 2017, and fully discharged from probation in May 2020. The Legislature has determined that since completing her sentences, Bowling has conducted herself as a law-abiding citizen, and this bill fully and completely reinstates her right to vote. The bill would take effect immediately upon passage, allowing Bowling to regain her electoral rights after serving her criminal sentences.

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