An appeals court blocks Mississippi's permanent ban on voting after certain felonies

"I Voted" stickers are ready to be distributed to voters on Nov. 8, 2022, at a Brandon, Miss., precinct.

Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies, a divided federal appeals court panel ruled. The state plans to appeal.

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