Judge: Those wishing to end Mississippi’s lifetime voting ban for people convicted of certain felonies should 'do the hard work of persuading your fellow citizens the law should be changed.'
Mississippi’s lifetime ban on felons voting upheld by federal 5th Circuit by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today July 18, 2024 Mississippi can continue to impose a lifetime ban on voting for people convicted of certain felonies, including some non-violent felonies, the full panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
Senate has little appetite for changing the difficult way it restores suffrage to convicted felons The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in past cases that a lifetime ban on voting for people convicted of certain felonies was not unconstitutional. But a minority of the 5th Circuit pointed out that the Supreme Court in past instances has changed its mind and found certain punishments, such as the execution of minors, cruel and unusual punishment after states began to ban such action.
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