H.F. No. 49 Summary

• 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 actual periods of incarceration; if an individual is later re-incarcerated for the same offense, rights are restored again upon release.

• Updates voter registration forms and polling place rosters to reflect that individuals are eligible to vote if not currently incarcerated for a felony offense, removing previous language about sentence expiration.

• Requires correctional facilities and probation/supervised release agents to provide notice of voting rights restoration and voter registration applications to individuals being released or under supervision for felony offenses.

• Directs the Secretary of State to develop and distribute accurate information about voting rights for people charged with or convicted of crimes to judges, court personnel, probation officers, and corrections officials.