Committee Bill No. 53: Electoral Privileges for Incarcerated Individuals

• Effective July 1, 2019, persons convicted of felonies automatically have their electoral privileges restored upon release from confinement and discharge from parole, eliminating previous requirements for fine payment or specific procedures.

• Removes provisions requiring individuals to prove they have not forfeited voting rights due to felony conviction from voter registration application forms at motor vehicle departments, admitting official offices, and absentee ballot applications.

• Repeals sections 9-45 and 9-46 of the general statutes and eliminates language about disfranchisement in multiple election-related statutes, streamlining the restoration of voting rights.

• Removes the requirement for circulators of nominating petitions to certify they are not on parole for felony conviction.

• Updates the Voter's Bill of Rights to remove reference to informing incarcerated individuals about voting rights restoration processes.