Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed a bill that intended to make it easier for some people who lost their voting rights as a result of a Jim Crow-era provision of the state’s 1890 Constitution to regain their right to vote.
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 23, 2022 Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed a bill intended to make it easier for some people who lost their voting rights as a result of a Jim Crow-era provision of the state's 1890 Constitution to regain their right to vote.
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