JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – A recent poll from House Speaker Jason White (R-Miss.) indicated that 68% of Mississippians surveyed support restoring suffrage to people who were previously convicted of some disenfranchising felony offenses. But not everyone agrees.
Voter disenfranchisement is the state of being deprived of a right of privilege, especially the right to vote.
State Rep. Zakiya Summers (D-District 68) believes all citizens should be able to exercise their right to vote. She raised concerns of fairness, justice and rehabilitation after a proposal by Secretary of State Michael Watson (R-Miss.) during a recent House Constitution Committee hearing…