Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands voting rights to felons immediately upon completion of incarceration.

Highlights:

• Establishes that “An individual who is​ ineligible to vote because of a felony conviction has the civil right to vote restored during​ any period when the individual is not incarcerated for the offense. If the individual is later​ incarcerated for the offense, the individual's civil right to vote is lost only during that period​ of incarceration” (Page 1).

• Requires Secretary of State to “develop accurate and complete information in a single​ publication about the voting rights of people who have been charged with or convicted of​ a crime” (Page 3).

• Requires “The chief executive​ officer of each state and local correctional facility [to] designate an official within the​ facility to provide the notice and application required under this section to a person to whom​ the civil right to vote is restored by reason of the person's release from actual incarceration” (Page 5).

• Establishes effective date of July 1, 2023 (Page 6).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands voting rights to felons immediately upon completion of incarceration.

Highlights:

• Establishes that “An individual who is​ ineligible to vote because of a felony conviction has the civil right to vote restored during​ any period when the individual is not incarcerated for the offense. If the individual is later​ incarcerated for the offense, the individual's civil right to vote is lost only during that period​ of incarceration” (Page 1).

• Requires Secretary of State to “develop accurate and complete information in a single​ publication about the voting rights of people who have been charged with or convicted of​ a crime” (Page 3).

• Requires “The chief executive​ officer of each state and local correctional facility [to] designate an official within the​ facility to provide the notice and application required under this section to a person to whom​ the civil right to vote is restored by reason of the person's release from actual incarceration” (Page 5).

• Establishes effective date of July 1, 2023 (Page 6).

Full Bill Text