Committee advances bill to restore voting rights to Dennis Hopkins amid record-query request
Sen. Whaley described SB 3400 for Dennis (Hopkins/Hawkins) as a long-term community contributor and asked the committee to approve restoration; a committee member later asked for DPS/MDOC to clarify NCIC alias/immigration entries before floor consideration.
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Senator Whaley presented Senate Bill 3400 to restore voting rights to Dennis (recorded variably as Hawkins/Hokens/Hopkins), telling the committee the subject was convicted of grand larceny in 1998 but since has been a "tremendous asset to the community," active in church life and heading the water maintenance department in Potts Camp. "He is actually the head of our, water maintenance department in our little small town of Potts Camp, known as Superman around there," Whaley said.
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