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Court upholds Mississippi voting ban on people convicted of felonies

  • A federal appeals court upheld a Mississippi law disenfranchising individuals convicted of certain felonies, stating Section 241 does not violate the U.S. Constitution.
  • The law permanently bans voting rights for those convicted of crimes like bribery, theft, and bigamy, even after completing sentences.
  • The court ruled that state lawmakers must decide any changes to the voting ban, highlighting its origins in the Jim Crow era.
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Court says Jim Crow-era felony voting ban in Mississippi can be altered by lawmakers, not judges

A federal appeals court has ruled that Mississippi legislators, not the courts, must decide whether to change the state's practice of stripping voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies.

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Appeals court affirms Mississippi's ban on voting after some felonies, including timber theft

A federal appeals court has ruled that Mississippi legislators, not the courts, must decide whether to change the state's practice of stripping voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies

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Appeals court says any change to Mississippi felon voting ban should come from lawmakers, not judges

Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Mississippi legislators, not the courts, must decide whether to change the state’s practice of stripping voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies. The list of disenfranchising crimes includes nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft. In Thursday’s ruling, a majority of judges on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote that the Supreme Court in 1…

·Idaho Falls, United States
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Appeals court affirms Mississippi's ban on voting after some felonies, including timber theft

Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Mississippi legislators, not the courts, must decide whether to change the state’s practice of stripping voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies. The list of disenfranchising crimes includes nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft. In Thursday’s ruling, a majority of judges on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote that the Supreme Court in 1…

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Court upholds Mississippi voting ban on people convicted of felonies

A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned a ruling by a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit related to Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution, which permanently disenfranchises voters convicted of a set of crimes.  The full-court 5th Circuit panel held 13-6 that Section 241 does not violate the U.S. Constitution.  “Holding Art. XII, Section…

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Court upholds Mississippi's Jim-Crow era voting ban for some felons

Some Mississippi felons remain disenfranchised unless new state legislation changes it, a circuit court ruled Thursday.

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