PoliticsFormer mayor of Magnolia, Miss., and himself a former felon, Anthony Witherspoon speaks at a hearing where a group of legislators were told about the difficulties that some former felons face in regaining their right to vote, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson.
To have voting rights restored, people convicted of any of the crimes must get a pardon from the governor or persuade lawmakers to pass individual bills just for them, with two-thirds approval of the House and Senate. Lawmakers in recent years have passed few of those bills, and they passed none in 2023.
“Let us remember that the fight for voting rights is a fight for justice, equality and democracy itself," Karriem said.
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