MN SF73

Secretary of State must develop accurate information in a single publication about voting rights for people charged with or convicted of crimes, distributed electronically to judges, court personnel, probation officers, corrections officials, and the public.

Correctional facilities must designate an official to provide notice of restoration of civil rights to inmates being released after felony convictions when their sentence is discharged and civil rights are restored.

Probation officers and supervised release agents must provide notice of civil rights restoration to individuals discharged from correctional supervision for felony-level offenses.

Notice of restoration must inform individuals that their civil rights including voting rights have been restored and explain voter registration procedures and requirements.

Courts must notify felony defendants at arraignment, before accepting a plea, that conviction will result in loss of civil rights including the right to vote until sentence discharge.