CT SB00025

Restores voting rights to individuals convicted of felonies upon release from confinement and payment of all fines, eliminating the requirement to complete parole before regaining electoral privileges.

Requires the Commissioner of Correction to provide released individuals with a document certifying their release and to establish procedures informing them of their right to vote and how to restore electoral privileges.

Mandates the Commissioner of Correction transmit monthly lists to the Secretary of State containing names, birth dates, addresses, conviction dates, and crimes of released individuals for distribution to municipal voter registrars.

Removes restrictions preventing individuals on parole for felony convictions from serving as circulators of nominating petition pages, allowing them to participate in the petition signature-gathering process.

Effective date of July 1, 2019 for all amendments to Connecticut General Statutes sections 9-46a, 9-453e, and 9-453j.