Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration.

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Plain-English Summary

Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration; certain adjudications. Provides that any person who loses his political rights as a result of a felony conviction shall be invested with those rights upon his release from incarceration and shall be entitled to register to vote. The bill directs the Department of Corrections and the Compensation Board to transmit to the Department of Elections certain information for recently released incarcerated persons and re…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 22, 2026

Who it affects

Formerly incarcerated or family of

Restores political rights, including the right to register to vote, upon release from incarceration.

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Formerly incarcerated or family ofdirectMajor impactHigh certainty
Restores political rights, including the right to register to vote, upon release from incarceration.
“Provides that any person who loses his political rights as a result of a felony conviction shall be invested with those rights upon his release from incarceration and shall be entitled to register to vote.”· Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration; certain adjudications.

What the Bill Does

Restores political rights upon release from incarceration.
Entitles individuals to register to vote after release.
Directs correctional departments to transmit information to the Department of Elections for incarcerated persons.

Votes

Sponsorship · 36 Sponsors

Democrat36Republican0Independent0Other0

D · PrimeMarcia Price
D · CoBonita Anthony
D · CoAlex Askew
D · CoKatrina Callsen
D · CoBetsy Carr
D · CoLaura Jane Cohen
D · CoKelly Convirs-Fowler
D · CoRae Cousins
D · CoKarrie Delaney
D · CoMichael Feggans
D · CoDebra Gardner
D · CoElizabeth Guzman
D · CoC.E. Hayes
D · CoDan Helmer
D · CoRozia Henson
D · CoPhil Hernandez
D · CoCharniele Herring
D · CoPatrick Hope
D · CoKaren Keys-Gamarra
D · CoPaul Krizek
D · CoDestiny LeVere Bolling
D · CoAlfonso Lopez
D · CoMarty Martinez
D · CoGarrett McGuire
D · CoDelores McQuinn
D · CoAtoosa Reaser
D · CoDavid Reid
D · CoHolly Seibold
D · CoBriana Sewell
D · CoMarcus Simon
D · CoShelly Simonds
D · CoRichard Sullivan
D · CoLuke Torian
D · CoKathy Tran
D · CoJeion Ward
D · CoVivian Watts

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