Senate Bill 2290 Summary

• Restores voting rights to persons convicted of disenfranchising crimes upon completion of incarceration and parole, or immediately if sentenced to probation only.

• Requires issuance of a Certificate of Restoration by the Department of Corrections, Parole Board, or sentencing court as proof that voting rights have been restored.

• Prohibits removal of names from voter rolls based on disenfranchising convictions unless the person is currently serving incarceration or parole for such crimes.

• Mandates training for election commissioners, registrars, and poll managers on procedures for persons whose voting rights have been restored under this act.

• Updates the Statewide Elections Management System to track conviction sentences and allow local election officials to verify whether persons have disqualifying convictions, and restores civil rights eligibility for certain public offices upon suffrage restoration.