SPONSOR: Windham
This bill repeals the current provision prohibiting individuals on probation and parole after conviction of a felony from voting.
The bill allows individuals convicted of a felony or misdemeanor connected with the right of suffrage to vote after 30 years have passed since the completion of their sentence.
This bill allows convicted felons to run for public office upon completion of their sentence. If the felony was connected with the right of suffrage, that person can run for office only after 30 have passed since the completion of their sentence.
The bill provides that the Secretary of State or their designee must ask whether a candidate has been found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony; and if so, the Secretary will record and publish on the office's website the candidate's answer and details concerning the offense.
Statutes affected: