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MN HF876
Bill
Status
2/8/2021
Primary Sponsor
Cedrick Frazier
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AI Summary
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Restores voting rights to individuals convicted of felonies upon completion of incarceration or upon sentencing if no incarceration is imposed; voting rights are lost only during periods of actual incarceration.
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Updates voter registration and polling place certification language to reflect that individuals are eligible to vote if they are not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction, removing references to expired sentences.
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Requires 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, corrections officials, and the public.
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Mandates that correctional facilities and probation/supervised release agents provide notice of restored voting rights and voter registration applications to individuals being released from incarceration or under correctional supervision for felony offenses.
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Effective July 1, 2021, for all elections conducted on or after that date.
Legislative Description
Right to vote restored to individual convicted of a felony upon completion of any term of incarceration imposed and executed by a court for the offense.
Last Action
Author added Feist
4/4/2022