Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HC27: Constitution; amend to restore voting rights to qualified electors who have committed a felony once sentencing requirements are met.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 241, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS OTHERWISE A QUALIFIED ELECTOR AND HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY SHALL HAVE HIS OR HER RIGHT TO VOTE SUSPENDED UPON CONVICTION AND SHALL NOT HAVE HIS OR HER RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED UNTIL HE OR SHE HAS SATISFIED ALL OF THE SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONVICTION; AND PROPOSING THE REPEAL OF SECTION 253, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY, BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF BOTH HOUSES, OF ALL MEMBERS ELECTED, RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO ANY PERSON DISQUALIFIED BY REASON OF CRIME.
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to section 241, mississippi constitution of 1890, to provide that a person who is otherwise a qualified elector and has been convicted of a felony shall have his or her right to vote suspended upon conviction and shall not have his or her right to vote restored until he or she has satisfied all of the sentencing requirements of the conviction…
From the introduced text:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 241, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS OTHERWISE A QUALIFIED ELECTOR AND HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY SHALL HAVE HIS OR HER RIGHT TO VOTE SUSPENDED UPON CONVICTION AND SHALL NOT HAVE HIS OR HER RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED UNTIL HE OR SHE HAS SATISFIED ALL OF THE SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONVICTION; AND PROPOSING THE REPEAL OF SECTION 253, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY, BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF BOTH HOUSES, OF ALL MEMBERS ELECTED, RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO ANY PERSON DISQUALIFIED BY REASON OF CRIME. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That the following amendments to the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 are proposed to the qualified electors of the state: I. Amend Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, to read as follows: "Section 241. (1) Every inhabitant of this state, except idiots and insane persons, shall be a qualified elector if he or she is: *HR31/R991* H. C. R. No. 27 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G2/3 26/HR31/R991 PAGE 1 (MCL\JAB) (a) * * * A citizen of the United States of America * * *; (b) Eighteen (18) years old and upward * * *; (c) * * * A resident of this …
Sponsors
- Banks, Earle S. (D, 67) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Judiciary B;Constitution
Subjects: Constitution
Common questions
- What is HC27?
- HC27 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Constitution; amend to restore voting rights to qualified electors who have committed a felony once sentencing requirements are met.
- What does HC27 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to section 241, mississippi constitution of 1890, to provide that a person who is otherwise a qualified elector and has been convicted of a felony shall have his or her right to vote suspended upon conviction and shall not have his or her right to vote restored until he or she has satisfied all of the sentencing requirements of the conviction…
- What is the status of HC27?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HC27?
- Banks, Earle S. (D, 67).
- Where is the official record for HC27?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HC/HC0027.xml
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