Mississippi lawmakers move toward restoring voting rights to 32 felons as broader suffrage bill dies
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KTVZ— By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators advanced bills Monday to give voting rights back to 32 people convicted of felonies. The move comes weeks after a Senate leader killed a broader bill that would have restored suffrage to many more people with criminal records. The bills are necessary
Mississippi Today—Senate votes to restore voting rights to four people previously convicted of disenfranchising felonies. The House has 27 suffrage bills pending a vote in the full chamber.
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