Senate Bill 2304 Summary

• Governor may restore voting rights to persons convicted of disenfranchising crimes after they complete their sentence and pay all court-ordered fines and fees.

• Person presenting executive order restoring suffrage rights cannot be denied voter registration based on prior conviction; executive orders must be forwarded to county registrars and kept on file.

• Department of Corrections must automatically report to Governor all persons eligible for suffrage restoration upon release; courts must report probationers meeting restoration requirements within 45 days of request.

• Voter registration applications and materials must state that persons restored voting rights by executive order, gubernatorial pardon, or legislative act are not disqualified from registering; Statewide Elections Management System must be updated to verify suffrage restoration.

• Persons granted full gubernatorial pardon are entitled to have their conviction record expunged from all public records; act takes effect July 1, 2023.