US EditionMississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say
- Mississippi Democratic nominees are urging the state to stop defending a Jim Crow-era law that permanently strips voting rights from individuals with certain felony convictions.
- A panel of federal appeals judges recently ruled that Mississippi's voting ban is a violation of the U.S. Constitution.
- If the ruling stands, tens of thousands of Mississippi residents would regain their voting rights after serving their sentences, an important step towards ensuring they are fully integrated as citizens once again.
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Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution that permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, the Democratic nominees for two statewide offices said Thursday. Greta Kemp Martin faces first-term Republican Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Ty Pinkins faces first-term Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson in the…
Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution that permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, the Democratic nominees for two statewide offices said Thursday. Greta Kemp Martin faces first-term Republican Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Ty Pinkins faces first-term Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson in the Nov. 7 election. Kemp Martin said a pane…
Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say
Democratic nominees for two statewide offices are saying that Mississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution that permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies
Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Democratic nominees for two statewide offices are saying that Mississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution that permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies. Greta Kemp Martin faces first-term Republican Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Ty Pinkins faces first-term Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson in the No…
Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Democratic nominees for two statewide offices are saying that Mississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution that permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies. Greta Kemp Martin faces first-term Republican Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Ty Pinkins faces first-term Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson in the No…
Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say
Democratic nominees for two statewide offices are saying that Mississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution that permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of
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