Suffrage; restore to Charles Howery of Yazoo County.
This bill restores the right to vote to Charles Howery of Yazoo County, Mississippi, who had previously lost his suffrage due to a criminal conviction. The legislation specifically addresses his disqualification stemming from a 1982 conviction for receiving stolen property and outlines his extensive criminal history, including multiple subsequent convictions and releases from custody between 1983 and 2016. The bill states that the legislature has been informed Howery has since conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen and authorizes the full restoration of his voting rights. This measure directly affects only Charles Howery and does not change the general eligibility requirements for voting in Mississippi.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2026
Last action Apr 15, 2026
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The bill text was updated to reflect its passage by the House, changing the header from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House'. The substantive content regarding the restoration of voting rights for Charles Howery remains identical, with only minor formatting adjustments to the line breaks and paragraph spacing.
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The bill header was updated to indicate it has passed the House committee, and the text formatting was adjusted to remove line breaks within sentences.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division B
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Timaka James-Jones
DDemocratic
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