Guaranteeing Federal Voting Rights for All Citizens Regardless of Criminal Conviction.
This law guarantees the right of all U.S. citizens to vote in Federal elections, regardless of any past or current criminal conviction. It mandates that correctional facilities and courts must inform convicted and incarcerated individuals about their voting rights and provide practical access to voter registration and absentee ballots. The goal is to ensure millions of Americans with criminal records can participate in the democratic process.
Key points
Voting rights for Federal offices (President, Congress) cannot be denied due to a criminal conviction, including for currently incarcerated individuals.
Prisons, courts, and parole offices must actively notify individuals about their eligibility to vote.
Correctional facilities must facilitate voter registration and absentee voting, including expedited ballot transmission and a process to fix ballot errors (cure defects).
Non-partisan groups must be allowed access to prisons to provide voter registration services.
Expired
Citizen Poll