Few options remain for Mississippians convicted of certain felonies to regain their voting rights — a standard practice in most other states — after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up a Mississippi case.
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today July 12, 2023 Mississippians convicted of certain felonies have few options to regain their voting rights — a standard practice in most other states — after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up a case attempting to end the lifetime ban on voting. The nation’s highest court, by a 7-2 vote in late June, refused to hear a Mississippi lawsuit arguing that the state’s lifetime ban on voting for people convicted of certain felonies was unconstitutional.
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