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HC28 • 2026

Constitution; bring forward section listing disenfranchising crimes.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BRINGING FORWARD SECTION 241, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, WHICH PRESCRIBES QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTORS AND INCLUDES THE LIST OF DISENFRANCHISING CRIMES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Karriem
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
No Effecti

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on potential voter changes or updates.

Bringing Forward Section on Voting Rights and Crimes

This resolution proposes to bring forward a section of Mississippi's Constitution from 1890 that lists crimes which can remove someone's right to vote, for possible changes.

What This Bill Does

  • It brings forward Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890.
  • Section 241 includes rules about who can vote and a list of serious crimes that take away voting rights.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People in Mississippi who want to vote

Terms To Know

Electors
People who are allowed to vote in elections.
Disenfranchising crimes
Serious crimes that can remove someone's right to vote.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution did not pass and was stopped by a committee.
  • It does not say what changes might be made to the section.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-16 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/16 (H) Referred To Constitution

Official Summary Text

Constitution; bring forward section listing disenfranchising crimes.

Current Bill Text

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H. C. R. No. 28 *HR26/R2118* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G2/3
26/HR26/R2118
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To: Constitution
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Karriem

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 28

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BRINGING FORWARD SECTION 241, 1
MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, WHICH PRESCRIBES QUALIFICATIONS 2
FOR ELECTORS AND INCLUDES THE LIST OF DISENFRANCHISING CRIMES, FOR 3
PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 4
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF 5
MISSISSIPPI, That the following amendment to the Mississippi 6
Constitution of 1890 be submitted to the qualified electors of the 7
state: 8
Amend Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, to read 9
as follows: 10
"Section 241. Every inhabitant of this state, except idiots 11
and insane persons, who is a citizen of the United States of 12
America, eighteen (18) years old and upward, who has been a 13
resident of this state for one (1) year, and for one (1) year in 14
the county in which he offers to vote, and for six (6) months in 15
the election precinct or in the incorporated city or town in which 16
he offers to vote, and who is duly registered as provided in this 17
article, and who has never been convicted of murder, rape, 18
bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false 19
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disenfranchising crimes.
pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement or bigamy, is declared to 20
be a qualified elector, except that he shall be qualified to vote 21
for President and Vice President of the United States if he meets 22
the requirements established by Congress therefor and is otherwise 23
a qualified elector." 24
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this proposed amendment shall be 25
submitted by the Secretary of State to the qualified electors at 26
an election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday 27
of November 2026, as provided by Section 273 of the Constitution 28
and by general law. 29
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the explanation of this proposed 30
amendment for the ballot shall read as follows: "[INSERT 31
EXPLANATION OF AMENDMENT]." 32