HB 617 -- VOTER QUALIFICATIONS

SPONSOR: Stinnett

Currently, a person on probation or parole for a felony conviction is not entitled to vote until he or she is finally discharged.

This bill allows a person on probation or parole to vote, unless they were convicted of a felony or misdemeanor connected with the right of suffrage.

This bill is the same as HB 1927 (2024) and HCS HB 248 (2023). 

Statutes affected:
Introduced (0970H.01): 115.133, 561.026
Committee (0970H.04): 115.133, 561.026