HB 965 Summary

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

• Prohibits removal of names from the voter registration system unless the person is currently serving incarceration or parole for a disenfranchising crime.

• Requires courts to certify both the conviction and sentence type when notifying election officials of convictions for disenfranchising crimes.

• Mandates updates to voter rolls, pollbooks, and enrollment lists to exclude persons whose voting rights have been restored under this act.

• Requires the Secretary of State to develop training for election officials and poll managers on duties related to persons restored voting rights, and to update the statewide elections management system to track conviction sentencing information.