SB 1343 Summary

• Automatically restores voting rights upon completion of probation for persons convicted of two or more felonies, rather than requiring a judge's discretionary restoration.

• Automatically restores voting rights upon absolute discharge from imprisonment for persons convicted of two or more felonies, rather than requiring a judge's discretionary restoration.

• Maintains existing restrictions on firearm restoration: persons convicted of dangerous offenses cannot file to restore gun rights; persons convicted of serious offenses must wait 10 years; all other felony convicts must wait 2 years.

• Changes reference in Section 13-908 from "section" to "sections 13-905, 13-906 and 13-912" to clarify which statutes provide mandatory civil rights restoration outside judicial discretion.

• Makes gender-neutral language changes throughout by replacing "his" and "him" with "the person's" and "the person."