SB1483 - Post-Conviction Voting

• Restores voting rights to persons convicted of felonies or under sentence in correctional institutions no later than 14 days after conviction or 5 days before the first election following conviction, whichever is earlier.

• Requires election authorities to collaborate with correctional institutions to facilitate mail-in voting for incarcerated eligible voters in their jurisdiction.

• Extends voting rights restoration to all persons under state supervision, including those incarcerated, on probation or parole, on electronic monitoring, in halfway houses, or owing court fines or fees.

• Mandates correctional institutions provide voter registration applications, election materials in multiple languages, and voting rights resource materials to persons upon intake and release.

• Requires the State Board of Elections to publish annual compliance reports with data on voter registrations, mail-in ballots, voter education materials, and polling place locations at correctional institutions; effective July 1, 2024.