CT HB05250

Amends Connecticut General Statutes Section 9-46a(b) to clarify voting rights restoration for individuals released from correctional institutions after felony convictions, effective October 1, 2018.

Requires the Commissioner of Correction to provide released individuals with a certification document stating they have been released from confinement and discharged from parole, and are not barred from voting due to previous felony conviction.

Restores voting rights automatically for individuals who were registered voters before conviction and remain in the same municipality after release.

Requires individuals who were not registered voters at time of conviction, or who move to a different municipality, to submit proof of voter eligibility to an admitting official to restore or obtain voting rights.

Excludes individuals convicted of felonies violating any provision of the election code from voting rights restoration until discharged from parole or probation for that specific offense.