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OK SB1307
Bill
Status
2/27/2012
Primary Sponsor
Constance Johnson
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AI Summary
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Restores voting rights to individuals convicted of felonies once they are discharged from incarceration, rather than maintaining lifetime or extended disenfranchisement based on original sentence length.
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Requires courts to notify felony defendants before sentencing that conviction will result in voting rights loss only while incarcerated and that rights will be restored upon discharge.
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Designates the Department of Corrections and federal correctional institutions as voter registration agencies, requiring them to assist incarcerated individuals with voter registration prior to discharge and transmit monthly lists of those becoming ineligible or regaining eligibility.
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Requires the Secretary of the State Election Board to develop educational programs for judges, election officials, corrections personnel, and probation/parole officers about the new voting rights requirements.
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Clarifies that individuals charged but not convicted of felonies remain eligible to vote and requires county election boards and jail administrators to notify detainees of their continued voting rights.
Legislative Description
Oklahoma Restoration of Voting Rights Act; modifying voting rights of convicted felons sentenced to incarceration. Effective date.
Elections
Last Action
Failed in Committee - Rules
2/27/2012