This is not intended to be comprehensive, you should check out your state’s laws for any quirks. *If you are guilty of buying or selling votes, you have to get the governor to pardon you. In many cases you must RE-REGISTER to vote but you can vote. All others must apply to the Governor for either a pardon or a restoration of rights, but must wait ten and five years, respectively, after completing their sentence. Wyoming- Voting rights restoration is dependent on the type of conviction: first-time non-violent felony offenders can apply to the Wyoming Board of Parole five years after completion of sentence. Wisconsin-Voting rights are automatically restored upon completion of all supervised release This is not a law but an order by the governor. Virginia: You can vote if you completed your sentence, including probation and parole. Tennessee Individuals convicted of a felony since 1981–except for some felonies such as murder, rape, treason and voter fraud–may apply to the Board of Probation and Parole to have their voting rights restored once their sentence is completed. However, those convicted of a violent felony and all second-time felony offenders (whether violent or non-violent) can only have their rights restored by the court in which they were convicted. Nevada Voting rights are restored automatically after sentence completion if convicted of a non-violent felony. Nebraska Voting rights are automatically restored two years after the completion of all supervised release If you did NOT commit one of those crimes, you can vote even while incarcerated you cannot vote unless a bill passed by both houses of the legislature or through the governor. Mississippi If you have committed one of the following crimes: armed robbery, arson, bigamy, bribery, carjacking, embezzlement, extortion, felony bad check, felony shoplifting, forgery, larceny, murder, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, rape, receiving stolen property, robbery, statutory rape, theft, timber larceny, and unlawful taking of a vehicle. So can the drug addict who robbed a convenience store but has been clean for 20 years. So that man that threw an alligator at someone can vote? YES but so can your dumb little brother who thought carrying a concealed weapon would be cool when he was 19. In the November elections Floridians have the opportunity to vote for Amendment Four and restore voting rights to over a million Floridians. If you have been pardoned or had your sentence completed, get your vote on!įlorida Rights must be restored via the governor and a clemency board. Multiple Offender? You have to apply to a judge to vote.ĭelaware You cannot vote if you have been convicted of murder, bribery or sexual offenses. Crimes of ‘moral turpitude’ including: Murder, Manslaughter, Kidnapping, Rape, Sodomy, Sexual Torture/AbuseĪrizona: First time offender? Complete your probation and payment of any fine or restitution and you can vote. I live in:Īlabama: You cannot vote if you have been convicted of any felony listed here. I live in: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Washington (state ), West Virginia.: You can vote once you have completed your sentence (parole and/or probation) That’s cool but I don’t live in those states. I live in DC, Hawai’i, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland*, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, or Utah: You can vote upon your release from incarceration. I live in Vermont or Maine: You never lost your right to vote Greetings friends! The midterms are so close, are you registered to vote?