Mississippi HB 1975: Suffrage; restore to Quintin Purnell of Grenada County.

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To: Judiciary B
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2025

By: Representative Hulum

HOUSE BILL NO. 1975

AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO QUINTIN PURNELL OF 1
GRENADA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 3
SECTION 1. The right of suffrage is hereby fully and 4
completely restored to Quintin Purnell of Grenada County, 5
Mississippi, who was disqualified as an elector as a result of his 6
conviction for the crime of grand larceny on April 22, 1992, in 7
Montgomery County, Mississippi, for which he was sentenced to 8
serve sixty (60) months of supervised probation under the custody 9
of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Upon release from 10
probation, he violated probation which resulted in revocation of 11
the probation. He was convicted for the crime of grand larceny on 12
October 18, 1993, in Montgomery County, for which he was sentenced 13
to serve three (3) years in the custody of the Mississippi 14
Department of Corrections and two (2) years release supervision. 15
He was released from supervision on February 28, 1996, due to 16
expiration of sentence. The Legislature is informed that he has 17

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ST: Suffrage; restore to Quintin Purnell of
Grenada County.
since conducted himself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen in 18
a good and lawful manner. 19
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 20
and after its passage. 21