Bill > HB1983

This bill restores the right to vote (suffrage) to Peter Fulton of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, who had previously lost his voting rights due to criminal convictions. Specifically, Fulton was disqualified as an elector after being convicted of perjury in April 1992, for which he was sentenced to 36 months under Mississippi Department of Corrections supervision. He subsequently violated probation, and on November 2, 1992, was sentenced to five years in custody for residential burglary and three years of probation. Fulton was discharged on November 3, 1998, and the legislature notes that he has since conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen. The bill effectively reinstates Fulton's voting rights, which had been revoked due to his criminal record, reflecting a legislative process that allows individuals who have completed their sentences and demonstrated rehabilitation to regain their civic right to vote. The act would take effect immediately upon its passage.

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