MN SF530

Restores voting rights to individuals convicted of felonies upon completion of incarceration or immediately upon sentencing if no incarceration is imposed.

Voting rights are lost only during periods of incarceration; if re-incarcerated for the same offense, rights are lost again only for that incarceration period.

Requires Secretary of State to develop and distribute information about voting rights for people charged with or convicted of crimes to judges, court personnel, probation officers, and Department of Corrections staff.

Mandates correctional facilities and probation officers provide notice of voting rights restoration and voter registration applications to individuals being released or under supervision for felony offenses.

Updates voter registration applications and polling place procedures to reflect that individuals not currently incarcerated for felony offenses have the right to vote, and repeals county attorney obligation to promptly investigate voter registration violations.