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This concurrent resolution proposes amendments to the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 to restore voting and office-holding rights to individuals convicted of felonies. Specifically, it aims to remove the existing constitutional provision that disqualifies individuals convicted of certain crimes, including murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement, or bigamy, from voting. Additionally, it seeks to repeal Section 44 of the Mississippi Constitution, which currently makes individuals convicted of certain crimes ineligible to hold office. If approved by voters, these changes would allow individuals with felony convictions to vote and run for office, even if their sentences are completed, thereby addressing a significant restriction on civil rights in Mississippi.

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