Bill > HB1992

This bill restores the right to vote (suffrage) to Robert L. Adams of Washington County, Mississippi, who was previously disqualified from voting due to two separate manslaughter convictions. Specifically, Adams was first convicted of manslaughter on November 20, 2002, and sentenced to eight years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections, being released on Earned Release Supervision in 2006 and discharged in 2007. He was then convicted of a second manslaughter offense in 2010, receiving a 20-year sentence, and was released on Earned Release Supervision in 2019 and discharged in 2021. The bill notes that since his discharge, Adams has conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen. By passing this bill, the Mississippi Legislature is specifically granting Adams the right to vote again, effectively removing the voting restrictions that typically accompany felony convictions. The bill would take effect immediately upon its passage.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1992.xml