Voting rights; restore to people who have been released from incarceration.

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To: Judiciary B;
Constitution
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Scott

HOUSE BILL NO. 38

AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO CERTAIN PERSONS 1
DISQUALIFIED BY REASON OF CONVICTION OF A DISENFRANCHISING CRIME; 2
TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PERSONS SHALL BE ENFRANCHISED AFTER 3
COMPLETING THE TERM OF INCARCERATION AND PAROLE OR UPON THE 4
IMPOSITION OF A PROBATION-ONLY SENTENCE FOR SUCH CRIMES; TO AMEND 5
SECTION 23-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND 6
SECTION 23-15-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE 7
REMOVAL OF A PERSON'S NAME FROM THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT 8
SYSTEM UNLESS THE PERSON IS SERVING A TERM OF INCARCERATION OR 9
PAROLE FOR A DISENFRANCHISING CRIME AT THE TIME OF REMOVAL; TO 10
PROVIDE THAT A COURT'S CERTIFICATION OF A CONVICTION FOR PURPOSES 11
OF REMOVAL FROM THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MUST 12
INDICATE THE TYPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-151, 13
MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CIRCUIT CLERK'S 14
ENROLLMENT BOOK LISTING THE NAMES OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF 15
DISENFRANCHISING CRIMES MUST BE UPDATED TO EXCLUDE THE NAMES OF 16
THOSE PERSONS ENFRANCHISED UNDER THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 17
23-15-125 AND 23-15-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT 18
THE VOTER ROLL AND POLLBOOKS MUST BE UPDATED IN A MANNER 19
CONSISTENT WITH THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-47, MISSISSIPPI 20
CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO ADOPT VOTER 21
REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS THAT STATE THAT A PERSON RESTORED THE 22
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE UNDER THIS ACT IS NOT DISQUALIFIED FROM 23
REGISTERING TO VOTE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-213, 23-15-223 AND 24
23-15-239, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF 25
STATE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT TRAINING FOR ELECTION 26
COMMISSIONERS, REGISTRARS AND POLL MANAGERS THAT INSTRUCTS THEM ON 27
THEIR DUTIES WITH REGARD TO PERSONS RESTORED THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE 28
UNDER THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-165, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 29
1972, TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO UPDATE THE STATEWIDE 30
ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS LOCAL ELECTION 31
OFFICIALS TO VERIFY WHETHER A PERSON HAS A DISQUALIFYING 32
CONVICTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 33
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 34
SECTION 1. (1) The right of suffrage is fully and 35
completely restored to any person disqualified by reason of 36
conviction for vote fraud or of any crime listed in Section 241, 37
Mississippi Constitution of 1890, as follows: 38
(a) Upon the completion of the term of incarceration 39
imposed by the sentencing court, including any period of time to 40
be served on parole for that crime; or 41
(b) Immediately upon imposition of sentence by the 42
sentencing court if sentenced solely to a term of probation for 43
the crime. 44
(2) A person enfranchised under subsection (1) of this 45
section has the full right of suffrage restored as though an act 46
had been passed by the Legislature in accordance with Section 253, 47
Mississippi Constitution of 1890, restoring the right of suffrage 48
to that person. 49
SECTION 2. Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 50
amended as follows: 51
23-15-11. Every inhabitant of this state, except persons 52
adjudicated to be non compos mentis, who is a citizen of the 53
United States of America, eighteen (18) years old and upwards, who 54
has resided in this state for thirty (30) days and for thirty (30) 55
days in the county in which he or she seeks to vote, and for 56
thirty (30) days in the incorporated municipality in which he or 57
she seeks to vote, and who has been duly registered as an elector 58
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under Section 23-15-33, and who * * *, if convicted of vote fraud 59
or of any crime listed in Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 60
1890, has been restored the right of suffrage as provided in 61
Section 1 of this act, shall be a qualified elector in and for the 62
county, municipality and voting precinct of his or her residence, 63
and shall be entitled to vote at any election upon compliance with 64
Section 23-15-563. If the thirtieth day to register before an 65
election falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, the registration 66
applications submitted on the business day immediately following 67
the Sunday or legal holiday shall be accepted and entered in the 68
Statewide Elections Management System for the purpose of enabling 69
voters to vote in the next election. Any person who will be 70
eighteen (18) years of age or older on or before the date of the 71
general election and who is duly registered to vote not less than 72
thirty (30) days before the primary election associated with the 73
general election, may vote in the primary election even though the 74
person has not reached his or her eighteenth birthday at the time 75
that the person seeks to vote at the primary election. No others 76
than those specified in this section shall be entitled, or shall 77
be allowed, to vote at any election. 78
SECTION 3. Section 23-15-19, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 79
amended as follows: 80
23-15-19. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 81
(2) of this section, any person who has been convicted of vote 82
fraud or any crime listed in Section 241, Mississippi Constitution 83
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of 1890, such crimes defined as "disenfranchising," shall not be 84
registered * * *. If registered, the name of the person convicted 85
of a disenfranchising crime shall be removed from the Statewide 86
Elections Management System by the registrar or the election 87
commissioners of the county of his or her residence if at the time 88
of removal, the person is serving a term of incarceration or 89
parole for such crime.. Except as otherwise provided in 90
subsection (2) of this section, whenever any person shall be 91
convicted in the circuit court of his or her county of a 92
disenfranchising crime, the county registrar shall thereupon 93
remove his or her name from the Statewide Elections Management 94
System; and whenever any person shall be convicted of a 95
disenfranchising crime in any other court of any county, the 96
presiding judge of the court shall, on demand, certify the * * * 97
conviction and sentence imposed in writing to the registrar of the 98
county in which the voter resides, who shall thereupon remove the 99
name of the person from the Statewide Elections Management System 100
and retain the certificate as a record of his or her office. 101
(2) (a) A person may not be denied the right to register to 102
vote based on his or her conviction of a disenfranchising crime in 103
any of the following circumstances: 104
(i) After the completion of the term of 105
incarceration imposed by the court, including any period of time 106
to be served on parole for the crime; or 107
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(ii) After imposition of a sentence if the person 108
was sentenced solely to a term of probation for the crime. 109
(b) The name of a person may not be removed from the 110
Statewide Elections Management System by the registrar or the 111
election commissioners upon or after the person's conviction of a 112
disenfranchising crime if the sentence imposed by the court is 113
solely a term of probation for the crime. 114
(c) A person is not required to furnish proof that he 115
or she has been restored the right of suffrage as provided in 116
Section 1 of this act in order to register to vote. 117
SECTION 4. Section 23-15-151, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 118
amended as follows: 119
23-15-151. The circuit clerk of each county is authorized 120
and directed to prepare and keep in his or her office a full and 121
complete list, in alphabetical order, of persons convicted of 122
voter fraud or of any crime listed in Section 241, Mississippi 123
Constitution of 1890, and not restored the right of suffrage as 124
provided in Section 1 of this act. A certified copy of any 125
enrollment by one clerk to another will be sufficient authority 126
for the enrollment of the name, or names, in another county. A 127
list of persons convicted of voter fraud, any crime listed in 128
Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, or any crime 129
interpreted as disenfranchising in later Attorney General 130
opinions, and not restored the right of suffrage as provided in 131
Section 1 of this act, shall also be entered into the Statewide 132
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Elections Management System on a quarterly basis. Except as 133
provided in Section 1 of this act and Section 23-15-19, voters who 134
have been convicted in a Mississippi state court of any 135
disenfranchising crime are not qualified electors as defined by 136
Section 23-15-11 and shall be purged or otherwise removed by the 137
county registrar or county election commissioners from the 138
Statewide Elections Management System. 139
SECTION 5. Section 23-15-125, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 140
amended as follows: 141
23-15-125. The pollbook of each voting precinct shall 142
designate the voting precinct for which it is to be used, and 143
shall be ruled in appropriate columns, with printed or written 144
headings, as follows: date of registration; voter registration 145
number; name of electors; date of birth; and a number of blank 146
columns for the dates of elections. All qualified applicants who 147
register with the registrar shall be entered in the Statewide 148
Elections Management System. Only the names of those qualified 149
applicants who register within thirty (30) days before an election 150
shall appear on the pollbooks of the election; however, if the 151
thirtieth day to register before an election falls on a Sunday or 152
legal holiday, the registration applications submitted on the 153
business day immediately following the legal holiday shall be 154
accepted and entered in the Statewide Elections Management System 155
for the purpose of enabling voters to vote in the next election. 156
When county election commissioners determine that any elector is 157
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disqualified from voting, by reason of death, conviction of a 158
disenfranchising crime if the right of suffrage has not been 159
restored as provided in Section 1 of this act, removal from the 160
jurisdiction, failure to comply with the provisions of Section 161
23-15-152, or other legal cause, that fact shall be noted in the 162
Statewide Elections Management System and the voter's name shall 163
be purged from the Statewide Elections Management System, the 164
state's voter roll and the county's pollbooks. Nothing in this 165
section shall preclude the use of electronic pollbooks. 166
SECTION 6. Section 23-15-153, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 167
amended as follows: 168
23-15-153. (1) At least during the following times, the 169
election commissioners shall meet at the office of the registrar 170
or the office of the election commissioners to carefully revise 171
the county voter roll as electronically maintained by the 172
Statewide Elections Management System and remove from the roll the 173
names of all voters who have requested to be purged from the voter 174
roll, died, received an adjudication of non compos mentis, been 175
convicted of a disenfranchising crime if the right of suffrage has 176
not been restored under Section 1 of this act, failed to comply 177
with the provisions of Section 23-15-152, or otherwise become 178
disqualified as electors for any cause, and shall register the 179
names of all persons who have duly applied to be registered but 180
have been illegally denied registration: 181
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(a) On the Tuesday after the second Monday in January 182
1987 and every following year; 183
(b) On the first Tuesday in the month immediately 184
preceding the first primary election for members of Congress in 185
the years when members of Congress are elected; 186
(c) On the first Monday in the month immediately 187
preceding the first primary election for state, state district 188
legislative, county and county district offices in the years in 189
which those offices are elected; and 190
(d) On the second Monday of September preceding the 191
general election or regular special election day in years in which 192
a general election is not conducted. 193
Except for the names of those voters who are duly qualified 194
to vote in the election, no name shall be permitted to remain in 195
the Statewide Elections Management System; however, no name shall 196
be purged from the Statewide Elections Management System based on 197
a change in the residence of an elector except in accordance with 198
procedures provided for by the National Voter Registration Act of 199
1993 and as provided in Section 23-15-152. Except as otherwise 200
provided by Section 23-15-573, no person shall vote at any 201
election whose name is not in the county voter roll electronically 202
maintained by the Statewide Elections Management System. 203
(2) Except as provided in this section, and subject to the 204
following annual limitations, the election commissioners shall be 205
entitled to receive a per diem in the amount of One Hundred Ten 206
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Dollars ($110.00), to be paid from the county general fund, for 207
every day or period of no less than five (5) hours accumulated 208
over two (2) or more days actually employed in the performance of 209
their duties in the conduct of an election or actually employed in 210
the performance of their duties for the necessary time spent in 211
the revision of the county voter roll as electronically maintained 212
by the Statewide Elections Management System as required in 213
subsection (1) of this section: 214
(a) In counties having less than fifteen thousand 215
(15,000) residents according to the latest federal decennial 216
census, not more than fifty (50) days per year, with no more than 217
fifteen (15) additional days allowed for the conduct of each 218
election in excess of one (1) occurring in any calendar year; 219
(b) In counties having fifteen thousand (15,000) 220
residents according to the latest federal decennial census but 221
less than thirty thousand (30,000) residents according to the 222
latest federal decennial census, not more than seventy-five (75) 223
days per year, with no more than twenty-five (25) additional days 224
allowed for the conduct of each election in excess of one (1) 225
occurring in any calendar year; 226
(c) In counties having thirty thousand (30,000) 227
residents according to the latest federal decennial census but 228
less than seventy thousand (70,000) residents according to the 229
latest federal decennial census, not more than one hundred (100) 230
days per year, with no more than thirty-five (35) additional days 231
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allowed for the conduct of each election in excess of one (l) 232
occurring in any calendar year; 233
(d) In counties having seventy thousand (70,000) 234
residents according to the latest federal decennial census but 235
less than ninety thousand (90,000) residents according to the 236
latest federal decennial census, not more than one hundred 237
twenty-five (125) days per year, with no more than forty-five (45) 238
additional days allowed for the conduct of each election in excess 239
of one (1) occurring in any calendar year; 240
(e) In counties having ninety thousand (90,000) 241
residents according to the latest federal decennial census but 242
less than one hundred seventy thousand (170,000) residents 243
according to the latest federal decennial census, not more than 244
one hundred fifty (150) days per year, with no more than 245
fifty-five (55) additional days allowed for the conduct of each 246
election in excess of one (1) occurring in any calendar year; 247
(f) In counties having one hundred seventy thousand 248
(170,000) residents according to the latest federal decennial 249
census but less than two hundred thousand (200,000) residents 250
according to the latest federal decennial census, not more than 251
one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year, with no more than 252
sixty-five (65) additional days allowed for the conduct of each 253
election in excess of one (1) occurring in any calendar year; 254
(g) In counties having two hundred thousand (200,000) 255
residents according to the latest federal decennial census but 256
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less than two hundred twenty-five thousand (225,000) residents 257
according to the latest federal decennial census, not more than 258
one hundred ninety (190) days per year, with no more than 259
seventy-five (75) additional days allowed for the conduct of each 260
election in excess of one (l) occurring in any calendar year; 261
(h) In counties having two hundred twenty-five thousand 262
(225,000) residents according to the latest federal decennial 263
census but less than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) 264
residents according to the latest federal decennial census, not 265
more than two hundred fifteen (215) days per year, with no more 266
than eighty-five (85) additional days allowed for the conduct of 267
each election in excess of one (1) occurring in any calendar year; 268
(i) In counties having two hundred fifty thousand 269
(250,000) residents according to the latest federal decennial 270
census but less than two hundred seventy-five thousand (275,000) 271
residents according to the latest federal decennial census, not 272
more than two hundred thirty (230) days per year, with no more 273
than ninety-five (95) additional days allowed for the conduct of 274
each election in excess of one (1) occurring in any calendar year; 275
(j) In counties having two hundred seventy-five 276
thousand (275,000) residents according to the latest federal 277
decennial census or more, not more than two hundred forty (240) 278
days per year, with no more than one hundred five (105) additional 279
days allowed for the conduct of each election in excess of one (l) 280
occurring in any calendar year. 281
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(3) In addition to the number of days authorized in 282
subsection (2) of this section, the board of supervisors of a 283
county may authorize, in its discretion, the election 284
commissioners to receive a per diem in the amount provided for in 285
subsection (2) of this section, to be paid from the county general 286
fund, for every day or period of no less than five (5) hours 287
accumulated over two (2) or more days actually employed in the 288
performance of their duties in the conduct of an election or 289
actually employed in the performance of their duties for the 290
necessary time spent in the revision of the county voter roll as 291
electronically maintained by the Statewide Elections Management 292
System as required in subsection (1) of this section, not to 293
exceed five (5) days. 294
(4) (a) The election commissioners shall be entitled to 295
receive a per diem in the amount of One Hundred Ten Dollars 296
($110.00), to be paid from the county general fund, not to exceed 297
ten (10) days for every day or period of no less than five (5) 298
hours accumulated over two (2) or more days actually employed in 299
the performance of their duties for the necessary time spent in 300
the revision of the county voter roll as electronically maintained 301
by the Statewide Elections Management System before any special 302
election. For purposes of this paragraph, the regular special 303
election day shall not be considered a special election. The 304
annual limitations set forth in subsection (2) of this section 305
shall not apply to this paragraph. 306
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(b) The election commissioners shall be entitled to 307
receive a per diem in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-five Dollars 308
($165.00), to be paid from the county general fund, for the 309
performance of their duties on the day of any primary, runoff, 310
general or special election; however, the board of supervisors 311
may, in its discretion, pay the election commissioners an 312
additional amount not to exceed Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) per 313
election. The annual limitations set forth in subsection (2) of 314
this section shall apply to this paragraph. 315
(5) The election commissioners shall be entitled to receive 316
a per diem in the amount of One Hundred Ten Dollars ($110.00), to 317
be paid from the county general fund, not to exceed fourteen (14) 318
days for every day or period of no less than five (5) hours 319
accumulated over two (2) or more days actually employed in the 320
performance of their duties for the necessary time spent in the 321
revision of the county voter roll as electronically maintained by 322
the Statewide Elections Management System and in the conduct of a 323
runoff election following either a general or special election. 324
(6) The election commissioners shall be entitled to receive 325
only one (1) per diem payment for those days when the election 326
commissioners discharge more than one (1) duty or responsibility 327
on the same day. 328
(7) The election commissioners shall be entitled to receive 329
a per diem in the amount of One Hundred Ten Dollars ($110.00), to 330
be paid from the county general fund, not to exceed five (5) days 331
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for every day or period of no less than five (5) hours accumulated 332
over two (2) or more days for those days when the election 333
commissioners shall be required to conduct an audit of an election 334
as provided in Section 23-15-615. 335
(8) In preparation for a municipal primary, runoff, general 336
or special election, the county registrar shall generate and 337
distribute the master voter roll and pollbooks from the Statewide 338
Elections Management System for the municipality located within 339
the county. The municipality shall pay the county registrar for 340
the actual cost of preparing and printing the municipal master 341
voter roll pollbooks. A municipality may secure "read only" 342
access to the Statewide Elections Management System and print its 343
own pollbooks using this information. 344
(9) County election commissioners who perform the duties of 345
an executive committee with regard to the conduct of a primary 346
election under a written agreement authorized by law to be entered 347
into with an executive committee shall receive per diem as 348
provided for in subsection (2) of this section. The days that 349
county election commissioners are employed in the conduct of a 350
primary election shall be treated the same as days county election 351
commissioners are employed in the conduct of other elections. 352
(10) In addition to any per diem authorized by this section, 353
any election commissioner shall be entitled to the mileage 354
reimbursement rate allowable to federal employees for the use of a 355
privately owned vehicle while on official travel on election day. 356
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(11) Every election commissioner shall sign personally a 357
certification setting forth the number of hours actually worked in 358
the performance of the commissioner's official duties and for 359
which the commissioner seeks compensation. The certification must 360
be on a form as prescribed in this subsection. The commissioner's 361
signature is, as a matter of law, made under the commissioner's 362
oath of office and under penalties of perjury. 363
The certification form shall be as follows: 364
COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER 365
PER DIEM CLAIM FORM 366
NAME: ____________________________ COUNTY: _______________ 367
ADDRESS: _________________________ DISTRICT: _____________ 368
CITY: ______________ ZIP: ________ 369
PURPOSE APPLICABLE ACTUAL PER DIEM 370
DATE BEGINNING ENDING OF MS CODE HOURS DAYS 371
WORKED TIME TIME WORK SECTION WORKED EARNED 372
________________________________________________________________ 373
________________________________________________________________ 374
________________________________________________________________ 375
TOTAL NUMBER OF PER DIEM DAYS EARNED 376
EXCLUDING ELECTION DAYS ________ 377
PER DIEM RATE PER DAY EARNED X $110.00 378
TOTAL NUMBER PER DIEM DAYS EARNED 379
FOR ELECTION DAYS ________ 380
PER DIEM RATE PER DAY EARNED X $165.00 381
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ELECTION DAY 382
DISCRETIONARY ADDITION(S) 383
TO PER DIEM RATE PER DAY EARNED X $35.00 384
TOTAL AMOUNT OF PER DIEM CLAIMED $_______ 385
I understand that I am signing this document under my oath as 386
an election commissioner and under penalties of perjury. 387
I understand that I am requesting payment from taxpayer funds 388
and that I have an obligation to be specific and truthful as to 389
the amount of hours worked and the compensation I am requesting. 390
Signed this the _____ day of ______________, ____. 391
________________________ 392
Commissioner's Signature 393
When properly completed and signed, the certification must be 394
filed with the clerk of the county board of supervisors before any 395
payment may be made. The certification will be a public record 396
available for inspection and reproduction immediately upon the 397
oral or written request of any person. 398
Any person may contest the accuracy of the certification in 399
any respect by notifying the chair of the commission, any member 400
of the board of supervisors or the clerk of the board of 401
supervisors of the contest at any time before or after payment is 402
made. If the contest is made before payment is made, no payment 403
shall be made as to the contested certificate until the contest is 404
finally disposed of. The person filing the contest shall be 405
entitled to a full hearing, and the clerk of the board of 406
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supervisors shall issue subpoenas upon request of the contestor 407
compelling the attendance of witnesses and production of documents 408
and things. The contestor shall have the right to appeal de novo 409
to the circuit court of the involved county, which appeal must be 410
perfected within thirty (30) days from a final decision of the 411
commission, the clerk of the board of supervisors or the board of 412
supervisors, as the case may be. 413
Any contestor who successfully contests any certification 414
will be awarded all expenses incident to his or her contest, 415
together with reasonable attorney's fees, which will be awarded 416
upon petition to the chancery court of the involved county upon 417
final disposition of the contest before the election commission, 418
board of supervisors, clerk of the board of supervisors, or, in 419
case of an appeal, final disposition by the court. The 420
commissioner against whom the contest is decided shall be liable 421
for the payment of the expenses and attorney's fees, and the 422
county shall be jointly and severally liable for same. 423
(12) Any election commissioner who has not received a 424
certificate issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 425
23-15-211 indicating that the election commissioner has received 426
the required elections seminar instruction and that the election 427
commissioner is fully qualified to conduct an election, shall not 428
receive any compensation authorized by this section or Section 429
23-15-239. 430
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SECTION 7. Section 23-15-47, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 431
amended as follows: 432
23-15-47. (1) Any person who is qualified to register to 433
vote in the State of Mississippi may register to vote by mail-in 434
application in the manner prescribed in this section. 435
(2) The following procedure shall be used in the 436
registration of electors by mail: 437
(a) Any qualified elector may register to vote by 438
mailing or delivering a completed mail-in application to his or 439
her county registrar at least thirty (30) days before any 440
election; however, if the thirtieth day to register before an 441
election falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, the registration 442
applications submitted on the business day immediately following 443
the Sunday or legal holiday shall be accepted and entered into the 444
Statewide Elections Management System for the purpose of enabling 445
voters to vote in the next election. The postmark date of a 446
mailed application shall be the applicant's date of registration. 447
(b) Upon receipt of a mail-in application, the county 448
registrar shall stamp the application with the date of receipt, 449
and shall verify the application either by matching the 450
applicant's Mississippi driver's license number through the 451
Mississippi Department of Public Safety or by matching the 452
applicant's social security number through the American 453
Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. Within fourteen (14) 454
days of receipt of a mail-in registration application, the county 455
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registrar shall complete action on the application, including any 456
attempts to notify the applicant of the status of his or her 457
application. 458
(c) If the county registrar determines that the 459
applicant is qualified and his or her application is legible and 460
complete, the county registrar shall mail the applicant written 461
notification that the application has been approved, specifying 462
the county voting precinct, municipal voting precinct, if any, 463
polling place and supervisor district in which the person shall 464
vote. This written notification of approval containing the 465
specified information shall be the voter's registration card. The 466
registration card shall be provided by the county registrar to the 467
applicant in accordance with Section 23-15-39. Upon entry of the 468
voter registration information into the Statewide Elections 469
Management System, the system shall assign a voter registration 470
number to the applicant. The assigned voter registration number 471
shall be clearly shown on the written notification of approval. 472
In mailing the written notification, the county registrar shall 473
note the following on the envelope: "DO NOT FORWARD". If any 474
registration notification form is returned as undeliverable, the 475
voter's registration shall be void. 476
(d) A mail-in application shall be rejected for any of 477
the following reasons: 478
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(i) An incomplete portion of the application makes 479
it impossible for the registrar to determine the eligibility of 480
the applicant to register; 481
(ii) A portion of the application is illegible in 482
the opinion of the county registrar and makes it impossible to 483
determine the eligibility of the applicant to register; 484
(iii) The county registrar is unable to determine, 485
from the address and information stated on the application, the 486
precinct in which the voter should be assigned or the supervisor 487
district in which he or she is entitled to vote; 488
(iv) The applicant is not qualified to register to 489
vote pursuant to Section 23-15-11; 490
(v) The county registrar determines that the 491
applicant is already registered as a qualified elector of the 492
county; 493
(vi) The county registrar is unable to verify the 494
application pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section. 495
(e) If the mail-in application of a person is subject 496
to rejection for any of the reasons set forth in paragraph (d)(i) 497
through (iii) of this subsection, and it appears to the county 498
registrar that the defect or omission is of such a minor nature 499
and that any necessary additional information may be supplied by 500
the applicant over the telephone or by further correspondence, the 501
county registrar may write or call the applicant at the telephone 502
number or address, or both, provided on the application. If the 503
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county registrar is able to contact the applicant by mail or 504
telephone, the county registrar shall attempt to ascertain the 505
necessary information, and if this information is sufficient for 506
the registrar to complete the application, the applicant shall be 507
registered. If the necessary information cannot be obtained by 508
mail or telephone, or is not sufficient to complete the 509
application within fourteen (14) days of receipt, the county 510
registrar shall give the applicant written notice of the rejection 511
and provide the reason for the rejection. The county registrar 512
shall further inform the applicant that he or she has a right to 513
attempt to register by appearing in person or by filing another 514
mail-in application. 515
(f) If a mail-in application is subject to rejection 516
for the reason stated in paragraph (d)(v) of this subsection and 517
the "present home address" portion of the application is different 518
from the residence address for the applicant found in the 519
Statewide Elections Management System, the mail-in application 520
shall be deemed a written request to update the voter's 521
registration pursuant to Section 23-15-13. The county registrar 522
or the election commissioners shall update the voter's residence 523
address in the Statewide Elections Management System and, if 524
necessary, advise the voter of a change in the location of his or 525
her county or municipal polling place by mailing the voter a new 526
voter registration card. 527
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(3) The instructions and the application form for voter 528
registration by mail shall be in a form established by rule duly 529
adopted by the Secretary of State. The instructions and the 530
application must state that a person who has been restored the 531
right of suffrage as provided in Section 1 of this act is not 532
disqualified to register to vote pursuant to Section 23-15-11. 533
(4) (a) The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish 534
without charge the necessary forms for application for voter 535
registration by mail to each county registrar, municipal clerk, 536
all public schools, each private school that requests such 537
applications, and all public libraries. 538
(b) The Secretary of State shall distribute without 539
charge sufficient forms for application for voter registration by 540
mail to the Commissioner of Public Safety, who shall distribute 541
the forms to each driver's license examining and renewal station 542
in the state, and shall ensure that the forms are regularly 543
available to the public at such stations. 544
(c) Bulk quantities of forms for application for voter 545
registration by mail shall be furnished by the Secretary of State 546
to any person or organization. The Secretary of State shall 547
charge a person or organization the actual cost he or she incurs 548
in providing bulk quantities of forms for application for voter 549
registration to such person or organization. 550
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(5) The originals of completed mail-in applications shall 551
remain on file in the office of the county registrar with copies 552
retained in the Statewide Elections Management System. 553
(6) If the applicant indicates on the application that he or 554
she resides within the city limits of a city or town in the county 555
of registration, the county registrar shall enter the information 556
into the Statewide Elections Management System. 557
(7) If the applicant indicates on the application that he or 558
she has previously registered to vote in another county of this 559
state or another state, notice to the voter's previous county of 560
registration in this state shall be provided through the Statewide 561
Elections Management System. If the voter's previous place of 562
registration was in another state, notice shall be provided to the 563
voter's previous state of residence. 564
(8) Any person who attempts to register to vote by mail 565
shall be subject to the penalties for false registration provided 566
for in Section 23-15-17. 567
SECTION 8. Section 23-15-213, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 568
amended as follows: 569
[Until December 31, 2027, this section shall read as 570
follows:] 571
23-15-213. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this 572
section, there shall be elected five (5) election commissioners 573
for each county whose terms of office shall commence on the first 574
Monday of January following their election and who shall serve for 575
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a term of four (4) years. Each of the commissioners shall be 576
required to attend a training seminar provided by the Secretary of 577
State and satisfactorily complete a skills assessment * * *. The 578
Secretary of State shall ensure that the training seminar includes 579
instruction on the proper performance of their duties with regard 580
to persons who are restored the right of suffrage under Section 1 581
of this act. Before acting, each of the election commissioners 582
shall take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the 583
Constitution. The oath shall be filed in the office of the clerk 584
of the chancery court. Upon filing the oath of office, the 585
election commissioner may be provided access to the Statewide 586
Elections Management System for the purpose of performing his or 587
her duties. Such skills assessment shall only be required once 588
every four (4) years. While engaged in their duties, the 589
commissioners shall be conservators of the peace in the county, 590
with all the duties and powers of such. 591
(2) (a) At the general election in 2024 and every four (4) 592
years thereafter, the qualified electors of the board of 593
supervisors' Districts One, Three and Five shall elect in their 594
district one (1) election commissioner. 595
(b) At the general election in 2027, the qualified 596
electors of the board of supervisors' Districts Two and Four shall 597
elect in their district one (1) election commissioner, who shall 598
serve for a term of three (3) years. 599
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(c) No more than one (1) commissioner shall be a 600
resident of and reside in each supervisor's district of the 601
county; it being the purpose of this section that the county board 602
of election commissioners shall consist of one (1) person from 603
each supervisor's district of the county and that each 604
commissioner be elected from the supervisor's district in which he 605
or she resides. 606
(3) Candidates for county election commissioner shall 607
qualify by filing with the clerk of the board of supervisors of 608
their respective counties a petition personally signed by not less 609
than fifty (50) qualified electors of the supervisor's district in 610
which they reside, requesting that they be a candidate, by 5:00 611
p.m. not later than February 1 of the year in which the election 612
occurs and unless the petition is filed within the required time, 613
their names shall not be placed upon the ballot. All candidates 614
shall declare in writing their party affiliation, if any, to the 615
board of supervisors, and such party affiliation shall be shown on 616
the official ballot. 617
(4) The petition shall have attached thereto a certificate 618
of the county registrar showing the number of qualified electors 619
on each petition, which shall be furnished by the registrar on 620
request. The board shall determine the sufficiency of the 621
petition, and if the petition contains the required number of 622
signatures and is filed within the time required, the president of 623
the board shall verify that the candidate is a resident of the 624
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supervisor's district in which he or she seeks election and that 625
the candidate is otherwise qualified as provided by law, and shall 626
certify that the candidate is qualified to the chair or secretary 627
of the county election commission and the names of the candidates 628
shall be placed upon the ballot for the ensuing election. No 629
county election commissioner shall serve or be considered as 630
elected until he or she has received a majority of the votes cast 631
for the position or post for which he or she is a candidate. If a 632
majority vote is not received in the first election, then the two 633
(2) candidates receiving the most votes for each position or post 634
shall be placed upon the ballot for a second election to be held 635
four (4) weeks later in accordance with appropriate procedures 636
followed in other elections involving runoff candidates. 637
(5) In the first meeting in January of each year, the county 638
election commissioners shall organize by electing a chair and a 639
secretary, who shall serve a one-year term. The county election 640
commissioners shall provide the names of the chair and secretary 641
to the Secretary of State and provide notice of any change in 642
officers which may occur during the year. 643
(6) It shall be the duty of the chair to have the official 644
ballot printed and distributed at each general or special 645
election. 646
[From and after January 1, 2028, this section shall read as 647
follows:] 648
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23-15-213. (1) There shall be elected five (5) election 649
commissioners for each county whose terms of office shall commence 650
on the first Monday of January following their election and who 651
shall serve for a term of four (4) years. Each of the 652
commissioners shall be required to attend a training seminar 653
provided by the Secretary of State and satisfactorily complete a 654
skills assessment. The Secretary of State shall ensure that the 655
training seminar includes instruction on the proper performance of 656
their duties with regard to persons who are restored the right of 657
suffrage under Section 1 of this act. Before * * * acting, each 658
of the election commissioners shall take and subscribe the oath of 659
office prescribed by the Constitution. The oath shall be filed in 660
the office of the clerk of the chancery court. Upon filing the 661
oath of office, the election commissioner may be provided access 662
to the Statewide Elections Management System for the purpose of 663
performing his or her duties. Such skills assessment shall only 664
be required once every four (4) years. While engaged in their 665
duties, the commissioners shall be conservators of the peace in 666
the county, with all the duties and powers of such. 667
(2) (a) At the general election in 2028 and every four (4) 668
years thereafter, the qualified electors of the board of 669
supervisors' Districts One, Three and Five shall elect in their 670
district one (1) election commissioner. 671
(b) At the general election in 2030 and every four (4) 672
years thereafter, the qualified electors of the board of 673
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supervisors' Districts Two and Four shall elect in their district 674
one (1) election commissioner. 675
(c) No more than one (1) commissioner shall be a 676
resident of and reside in each supervisor's district of the 677
county; it being the purpose of this section that the county board 678
of election commissioners shall consist of one (1) person from 679
each supervisor's district of the county and that each 680
commissioner be elected from the supervisor's district in which he 681
or she resides. 682
(3) Candidates for county election commissioner shall 683
qualify by filing with the clerk of the board of supervisors of 684
their respective counties a petition personally signed by not less 685
than fifty (50) qualified electors of the supervisor's district in 686
which they reside, requesting that they be a candidate, by 5:00 687
p.m. not later than February 1 of the year in which the election 688
occurs and unless the petition is filed within the required time, 689
their names shall not be placed upon the ballot. All candidates 690
shall declare in writing their party affiliation, if any, to the 691
board of supervisors, and such party affiliation shall be shown on 692
the official ballot. 693
(4) The petition shall have attached thereto a certificate 694
of the county registrar showing the number of qualified electors 695
on each petition, which shall be furnished by the registrar on 696
request. The board shall determine the sufficiency of the 697
petition, and if the petition contains the required number of 698
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signatures and is filed within the time required, the president of 699
the board shall verify that the candidate is a resident of the 700
supervisor's district in which he or she seeks election and that 701
the candidate is otherwise qualified as provided by law, and shall 702
certify that the candidate is qualified to the chair or secretary 703
of the county election commission and the names of the candidates 704
shall be placed upon the ballot for the ensuing election. No 705
county election commissioner shall serve or be considered as 706
elected until he or she has received a majority of the votes cast 707
for the position or post for which he or she is a candidate. If a 708
majority vote is not received in the first election, then the two 709
(2) candidates receiving the most votes for each position or post 710
shall be placed upon the ballot for a second election to be held 711
four (4) weeks later in accordance with appropriate procedures 712
followed in other elections involving runoff candidates. 713
(5) In the first meeting in January of each year, the county 714
election commissioners shall organize by electing a chair and a 715
secretary, who shall serve a one-year term. The county election 716
commissioners shall provide the names of the chair and secretary 717
to the Secretary of State and provide notice of any change in 718
officers which may occur during the year. 719
(6) It shall be the duty of the chair to have the official 720
ballot printed and distributed at each general or special 721
election. 722
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SECTION 9. Section 23-15-223, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 723
amended as follows: 724
23-15-223. (1) The State Board of Election Commissioners, 725
on or before the fifteenth day of February succeeding each general 726
election, shall appoint in the several counties registrars of 727
elections, who shall hold office for four (4) years and until 728
their successors shall be duly qualified. The county registrar 729
shall be the clerk of the circuit court, unless the State Board of 730
Election Commissioners finds the circuit clerk to be an improper 731
person to register the names of the electors in the county. The 732
State Board of Election Commissioners shall draft rules and 733
regulations to provide for notice and hearing before removal of 734
the circuit clerk, if notice and a hearing is practicable under 735
the circumstances. 736
(2) The county registrar is empowered to appoint deputy 737
registrars, with the consent of the board of election 738
commissioners, who may discharge the duties of the registrar. 739
The clerk of every municipality shall be appointed as such a 740
deputy registrar, as contemplated by the National Voter 741
Registration Act (NVRA). 742
(3) The county registrar shall not be held liable for any 743
malfeasance or nonfeasance in office by any deputy registrar who 744
is a deputy registrar by virtue of his or her office. 745
(4) (a) The Secretary of State, in conjunction with 746
the * * * Mississippi Community College Board, shall develop and 747
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* * * make available online a computer skills training course for 748
all newly appointed registrars that shall be completed within one 749
hundred eighty (180) days of the commencement of their term of 750
office. 751
(b) By August 1, 2026, the Secretary of State shall 752
develop and make available online a training course for all 753
registrars which must be completed by them on an annual basis. 754
The training seminar must include instructions to registrars on 755
the proper performance of their duties with regard to persons who 756
are restored the right of suffrage under Section 1 of this act. 757
SECTION 10. Section 23-15-239, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 758
amended as follows: 759
23-15-239. (1) The executive committee of each county, in 760
the case of a primary election, or the election commissioners of 761
each county, in the case of all other elections, in conjunction 762
with the circuit clerk, shall, in the years in which counties 763
conduct an election, sponsor and conduct, not less than five (5) 764
days before each election, not less than four (4) hours and not 765
more than eight (8) hours of poll manager training to instruct 766
poll managers as to their duties in the proper administration of 767
the election * * *, the operation of the polling place, and the 768
poll managers' duties with regard to persons who are restored the 769
right of suffrage under Section 1 of this act. Any poll manager 770
who completes the online training course provided by the Secretary 771
of State shall only be required to complete two (2) hours of 772
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in-person poll manager training. No poll manager shall serve in 773
any election unless he or she has received these instructions once 774
during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date upon 775
which the election is held; however, nothing in this section shall 776
prevent the appointment of an alternate poll manager to fill a 777
vacancy in case of an emergency. The county executive committee 778
or the election commissioners, as appropriate, shall train a 779
sufficient number of alternates to serve in the event a poll 780
manager is unable to serve for any reason. 781
(2) (a) If it is eligible under Section 23-15-266, the 782
county executive committee may enter into a written agreement with 783
the circuit clerk or the county election commission authorizing 784
the circuit clerk or the county election commission to perform any 785
of the duties required of the county executive committee pursuant 786
to this section. Any agreement entered into pursuant to this 787
subsection shall be signed by the chair of the county executive 788
committee and the circuit clerk or the chair of the county 789
election commission, as appropriate. The county executive 790
committee shall notify the state executive committee and the 791
Secretary of State of the existence of the agreement. 792
(b) If it is eligible under Section 23-15-266, the 793
municipal executive committee may enter into a written agreement 794
with the municipal clerk or the municipal election commission 795
authorizing the municipal clerk or the municipal election 796
commission to perform any of the duties required of the municipal 797
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executive committee pursuant to this section. Any agreement 798
entered into pursuant to this subsection shall be signed by the 799
chair of the municipal executive committee and the municipal clerk 800
or the chair of the municipal election commission, as appropriate. 801
The municipal executive committee shall notify the state executive 802
committee and the Secretary of State of the existence of the 803
agreement. 804
(3) The board of supervisors and the municipal governing 805
authority, in their discretion, may compensate poll managers who 806
attend these training sessions. The compensation shall be at a 807
rate of not less than the federal hourly minimum wage and not more 808
than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per hour. Poll managers shall not be 809
compensated for more than sixteen (16) hours of attendance at the 810
training sessions regardless of the actual amount of time that 811
they attended the training sessions. 812
(4) The time and location of the training sessions required 813
pursuant to this section shall be announced to the general public 814
by posting a notice thereof at the courthouse and by delivering a 815
copy of the notice to the office of a newspaper having general 816
circulation in the county five (5) days before the date upon which 817
the training session is to be conducted. Persons who will serve 818
as poll watchers for candidates and political parties, as well as 819
members of the general public, shall be allowed to attend the 820
sessions. 821
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(5) Subject to the following annual limitations, the 822
election commissioners shall be entitled to receive a per diem in 823
the amount of One Hundred Ten Dollars ($110.00), to be paid from 824
the county general fund, for every day or period of no less than 825
five (5) hours accumulated over two (2) or more days actually 826
employed in the performance of their duties for the necessary time 827
spent in conducting training sessions as required by this section: 828
(a) In counties having less than fifteen thousand 829
(15,000) residents according to the latest federal decennial 830
census, not more than five (5) days per year; 831
(b) In counties having fifteen thousand (15,000) 832
residents according to the latest federal decennial census but 833
less than thirty thousand (30,000) residents according to the 834
latest federal decennial census, not more than eight (8) days per 835
year; 836
(c) In counties having thirty thousand (30,000) 837
residents according to the latest federal decennial census but 838
less than seventy thousand (70,000) residents according to the 839
latest federal decennial census, not more than ten (10) days per 840
year; 841
(d) In counties having seventy thousand (70,000) 842
residents according to the latest federal decennial census but 843
less than ninety thousand (90,000) residents according to the 844
latest federal decennial census, not more than twelve (12) days 845
per year; 846
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(e) In counties having ninety thousand (90,000) 847
residents according to the latest federal decennial census but 848
less than one hundred seventy thousand (170,000) residents 849
according to the latest federal decennial census, not more than 850
fifteen (15) days per year; 851
(f) In counties having one hundred seventy thousand 852
(170,000) residents according to the latest federal decennial 853
census but less than two hundred thousand (200,000) residents 854
according to the latest federal decennial census, not more than 855
eighteen (18) days per year; 856
(g) In counties having two hundred thousand (200,000) 857
residents according to the latest federal decennial census but 858
less than two hundred twenty-five thousand (225,000) residents 859
according to the latest federal decennial census, not more than 860
nineteen (19) days per year; 861
(h) In counties having two hundred twenty-five thousand 862
(225,000) residents or more according to the latest federal 863
decennial census, not more than twenty-two (22) days per year. 864
(6) Election commissioners shall claim the per diem 865
authorized in subsection (5) of this section in the manner 866
provided for in Section 23-15-153(6). 867
(7) (a) To provide poll manager training, the Secretary of 868
State * * * shall develop a single, comprehensive poll manager 869
training program to ensure uniform, secure elections throughout 870
the state. The program * * * shall include online training on all 871
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state and federal election laws and procedures * * *, voting 872
machine opening and closing procedures, and the poll managers' 873
duties with regard to persons who are restored the right of 874
suffrage under Section 1 of this act. 875
(b) County poll managers who individually access and 876
complete the online training program, including all skills 877
assessments, at least five (5) days before an election shall be 878
defined as "certified poll managers," and entitled to a 879
"Certificate of Completion." 880
(c) At least one (1) certified poll manager shall be 881
appointed by the county election officials to work in each polling 882
place in the county during each general election. 883
SECTION 11. Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 884
amended as follows: 885
23-15-165. (1) The Office of the Secretary of State, in 886
cooperation with the county registrars and election commissioners, 887
shall procure, implement and maintain an electronic information 888
processing system and programs capable of maintaining a 889
centralized database of all registered voters in the state. The 890
system shall encompass software and hardware, at both the state 891
and county level, software development training, conversion and 892
support and maintenance for the system. The Secretary of State 893
shall equip the Statewide Elections Management System with 894
appropriate security measures to protect private information of 895
the registered voter and the integrity of Mississippi elections. 896
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This system shall be known as the "Statewide Elections Management 897
System" and shall constitute the official record of registered 898
voters in every county of the state. 899
(2) The Office of the Secretary of State shall develop and 900
implement the Statewide Elections Management System so that the 901
registrar and election commissioners of each county shall: 902
(a) Verify that an applicant that is registering to 903
vote in that county is not registered to vote in another county; 904
(b) Be notified automatically that a registered voter 905
in its county has registered to vote in another county; 906
(c) Receive regular reports of death * * * and changes 907
of address * * * that apply to voters registered in the county; 908
(d) Retain all present functionality related to, but 909
not limited to, the use of voter roll data and to implement such 910
other functionality as the law requires to enhance the maintenance 911
of accurate county voter records and related jury selection and 912
redistricting programs; * * * 913
(e) When evidence exists that a registered voter may 914
not be a citizen of the United States as provided in Section 915
23-15-15, send notification to the registrar of the location where 916
the person is registered to vote * * *; and 917
(f) Receive regular reports on the names of persons 918
convicted of disenfranchising crimes in the county. The reports 919
must: 920
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(i) Be derived from accurate and updated sources 921
including, but not limited to, the online database maintained by 922
the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the State Parole 923
Board; and 924
(ii) Indicate whether the sentencing court imposed 925
a term of incarceration or probation upon conviction of the crime. 926
(3) As a part of the procurement and implementation of the 927
system, the Office of the Secretary of State shall, with the 928
assistance of the advisory committee, procure services necessary 929
to convert current voter registration records in the counties into 930
a standard, industry accepted file format that can be used on the 931
Statewide Elections Management System. Thereafter, all official 932
voter information shall be maintained on the Statewide Elections 933
Management System. The standard industry accepted format of data 934
was reviewed and approved by a majority of the advisory committee 935
created in subsection (5) of this section after consultation with 936
the Circuit Clerks Association and the format may not be changed 937
without consulting the Circuit Clerks Association. 938
(4) The Secretary of State may, with the assistance of the 939
advisory committee, adopt rules and regulations necessary to 940
administer the Statewide Elections Management System. The rules 941
and regulations shall at least: 942
(a) Provide for the establishment and maintenance of a 943
centralized database for all voter registration information in the 944
state; 945
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(b) Provide procedures for integrating data into the 946
centralized database; 947
(c) Provide security to ensure that only the registrar, 948
or his or her designee or other appropriate official, as the law 949
may require, can add information to, delete information from and 950
modify information in the system; 951
(d) Provide the registrar or his or her designee or 952
other appropriate official, as the law may require, access to the 953
system at all times, including the ability to download copies of 954
the industry standard file, for all purposes related to their 955
official duties, including, but not limited to, exclusive access 956
for the purpose of printing all local pollbooks; 957
(e) Provide security and protection of all information 958
in the system and monitor the system to ensure that unauthorized 959
access is not allowed; 960
(f) Provide a procedure that will allow the registrar, 961
or his or her designee or other appropriate official, as the law 962
may require, to identify the precinct to which a voter should be 963
assigned; and 964
(g) Provide a procedure for phasing in or converting 965
existing manual and computerized voter registration systems in 966
counties to the Statewide Elections Management System. 967
(5) The Secretary of State established an advisory committee 968
to assist in developing system specifications, procurement, 969
implementation and maintenance of the Statewide Elections 970
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Management System. The committee included two (2) representatives 971
from the Circuit Clerks Association, appointed by the association; 972
two (2) representatives from the Election Commissioners 973
Association of Mississippi, appointed by the association; one (1) 974
member of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors, or its 975
staff, appointed by the association; the Director of the Stennis 976
Institute of Government at Mississippi State University, or his or 977
her designee; the Executive Director of the Department of 978
Information Technology Services, or his or her designee; two (2) 979
persons knowledgeable about elections and information technology 980
appointed by the Secretary of State; and the Secretary of State, 981
who shall serve as the chair of the advisory committee. 982
(6) (a) Social security numbers, telephone numbers, email 983
addresses, and date of birth and age information in statewide, 984
district, county and municipal voter registration files shall be 985
exempt from and shall not be subject to inspection, examination, 986
copying or reproduction under the Mississippi Public Records Act 987
of 1983. 988
(b) Copies of statewide, district, county or municipal 989
voter registration files, excluding social security numbers, 990
telephone numbers, email addresses, and date of birth and age 991
information, shall be provided to any person in accordance with 992
the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983 at a cost not to exceed 993
the actual cost of production. 994
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ST: Voting rights; restore to people who have
been released from incarceration.
SECTION 12. This act shall take effect and be in force from 995
and after its passage. 996