Bill Text: MS HB1561 | 2011 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Suffrage; restore to Dorothy Jones of Amite County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Independent 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2011-04-07 - Died In Committee [HB1561 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2011-HB1561-Engrossed.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2011 Regular Session
To: Judiciary B
By: Representative Cockerham
House Bill 1561
(As Passed the House)
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO DOROTHY JONES OF AMITE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The right of suffrage is hereby fully and completely restored to Dorothy Jones of Amite County, Mississippi, who was disqualified as an elector as a result of her conviction of embezzlement in Amite County, Mississippi, in 2003, and who has completed the penalty and any conditions imposed upon her for such conviction. The Legislature has been reliably informed that she is now conducting herself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen in a good and lawful manner.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
