Young v. Hosemann

EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:

Jerry Young and Christy Colley, both convicted felons, contend that § 241 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi grants felons the right to vote in presidential elections. That the state denies them this right, they claim, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the National Voter Registration Act. The plain text of § 241, however, belies Young and Colley’s proffered interpretation of the provision. We therefore affirm the district court’s dismissal of their case.

I. BACKGROUND

Section 241 of the…