MississippiBill would restore April Pace-Brooks’s right to vote
If enacted, the measure would restore April Pace-Brooks’s voting rights after her 2003 embezzlement conviction and completed probation.
What it does
The measure would restore voting rights to April Pace-Brooks, who lost them after an embezzlement conviction, if the Legislature passes the act.
Argument forRestoring her voting rights could let Pace-Brooks take part in elections after completing probation and maintaining a law-abiding life.
Argument againstMight provide relief only to April Pace-Brooks, leaving other Mississippians with comparable convictions unable to obtain the same legislative restoration.
More detail
The Legislature would fully restore April Pace-Brooks’s right to vote. The measure covers only April Pace-Brooks of Coahoma County, Mississippi. The bill identifies her 2003 embezzlement conviction in Tunica County as the reason she lost voting rights. The bill states that she completed probation in 2008 and has since acted as a law-abiding citizen. The restoration would take effect when the act is passed.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 15Died In CommitteeDied
- Mar 20Referred To Judiciary, Division BMinor
- Mar 20Transmitted To SenateMinor
- Mar 19PassedPassed House
- Mar 18Title Suff Do PassMinor
- Mar 10Referred To Judiciary BIntroduced
Civil Rights & VotingCriminal Justice