Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say

Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say

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Mississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution that permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, the Democratic nominees for two statewide offices said Thursday. Greta Kemp Martin faces first-term Republican Attorney General Lynn…

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