HB376

Mississippi Voter Protection Act bans voter intimidation and suppression, establishes voter rights, and mandates a manual for polling place.

The Mississippi Voter Protection Act aims to safeguard voting rights by criminalizing voter intimidation and suppression. It defines voter intimidation as using force or threats to influence voting, and voter suppression as knowingly preventing someone from voting. Violators face felony charges and potential imprisonment. The act also establishes a voter's bill of rights, ensuring voters can inspect sample ballots, receive assistance, and cast ballots without coercion. Local election officials must post these rights at polling places and include them with sample ballots.