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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi Legislature restores voting rights to Jerlean Cummings of Clay County
Last action · April 8, 2026: 04/08 Approved by GovernorSponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
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What This Bill Does
Senate Bill 3394 fully restores the right of to Jerlean Cummings of Clay County, Mississippi, following her 1997 conviction and subsequent completion of her sentence.
Enables a specific individual previously disqualified as an to register and vote in elections.
- Clay County is located in the northeastern region of Mississippi. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Jerlean Cummings
Her right of suffrage is fully and completely restored by the measure.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
12 actions- Apr 8, 2026Governor of MississippiEnrolled04/08 Approved by Governor
- Apr 2, 2026HouseEnrolled04/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
- Apr 2, 2026SenateEnrolled04/02 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
- Apr 1, 2026House04/01 (H) Returned For Enrolling
- Apr 1, 2026House04/01 (H) Immediate Release
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloor04/01 (H) Passed
Show 6 earlier actions
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommittee03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
- Mar 26, 2026HouseCommittee03/26 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
- Mar 26, 2026Senate03/26 (S) Transmitted To House
- Mar 25, 2026SenateFloor03/25 (S) Passed
- Mar 24, 2026SenateCommittee03/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
- Mar 12, 2026SenateCommittee03/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
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03/25 (S) Passed
Total
49
- Yes
- 49
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (49)
25 more members
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