State Voting Information:
Alabama
Permanent disenfranchisement for at least some people with criminal convictions, unless government approves individual rights restoration.
People with certain felony convictions involving moral turpitude can apply to have their voting rights restored upon completion of sentence and payment of fines and fees; people convicted of some specific crimes are permanently barred from voting.
Alaska
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Arizona
Permanent disenfranchisement for at least some people with criminal convictions, unless government approves individual rights restoration.
People convicted of one felony can have their voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including all prison, parole, and probation terms and payment of legal financial obligations. People convicted of two or more felonies are permanently barred from voting unless pardoned or restored by a judge.
Arkansas
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Under Arkansas law, failure to satisfy legal financial obligations associated with convictions may result in post-sentence loss of voting rights.
California
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison and discharge from parole (probationers may vote).
Colorado
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison and discharge from parole (probationers may vote).
Connecticut
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison and discharge from parole (probationers may vote).
Delaware
Permanent disenfranchisement for at least some people with criminal convictions, unless government approves individual rights restoration.
People with felony convictions can have their voting rights restored five years after completion of sentence and payment of fines and fees. People who are convicted of certain disqualifying felonies are permanently disenfranchised.
District of Columbia
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.
Florida
Permanent disenfranchisement for at least some people with criminal convictions, unless government approves individual rights restoration.
Most people with felony convictions have their right to vote restored upon completion of sentence and payment of restitution. People with certain felony convictions, mostly violent crimes or sexual offenses, must individually apply for restoration of rights or complete a fifteen-year waiting period.
Georgia
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Hawaii
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.
Idaho
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Illinois
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.
Indiana
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.
Iowa
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Kansas
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Kentucky
Permanent disenfranchisement for all people with felony convictions, unless government approves individual rights restoration.
Louisiana
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Maine
No disenfranchisement for people with criminal convictions.
Maryland
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Massachusetts
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.
Michigan
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.
Minnesota
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Mississippi
Permanent disenfranchisement for at least some people with criminal convictions, unless government approves individual rights restoration.
People who are convicted of any of ten types of disqualifying offenses, including felonies and misdemeanors, are permanently disenfranchised. Others never lose the right to vote.
Missouri
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Montana
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison. Nebraska Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Nebraska
Voting rights are restored two years after the completion of sentence.
Nevada
Permanent disenfranchisement for at least some people with criminal convictions, unless government approves individual rights restoration.
The right to vote is automatically restored to people convicted of first-time non-violent felonies upon completion of sentence. People with multiple felony convictions and those convicted of violent felonies cannot vote unless pardoned or granted a restoration of civil rights from the court in which they were convicted.
New Hampshire
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.
New Jersey
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
New Mexico
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
New York
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison and discharge from parole (probationers may vote).
North Carolina
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
North Dakota
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.
Ohio
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.
Oklahoma
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Oregon
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.
Pennsylvania
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.
Rhode Island
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.
South Carolina
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
South Dakota
Voting rights restored automatically after release
e from prison and discharge from parole (probationers may vote).
Tennessee
Permanent disenfranchisement for at least some people with criminal convictions, unless government approves individual rights restoration.
People convicted of some felonies after 1981 can have their voting rights restored if they have completed their full sentences, paid all restitution, and are current with child support payments. People convicted of certain felonies cannot regain the right to vote unless pardoned.
Texas
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Utah
Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.
Vermont
No disenfranchisement for people with criminal convictions.
Virginia
Permanent disenfranchisement for all people with felony convictions, unless government approves individual rights restoration.
Washington
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
No disenfranchisement for people with criminal convictions.
Under Washington law, failure to satisfy legal financial obligations associated with convictions may result in post-sentence loss of voting rights.
West Virginia
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Wisconsin
Voting rights restored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation.
Wyoming
Permanent disenfranchisement for at least some people with criminal convictions, unless government approves individual rights restoration.
People convicted of a non-violent felony for the first time can have their rights restored five years after completion of sentence. People with multiple felony convictions and those convicted of violent felonies are permanently barred from voting, unless pardoned or restored to rights by the Governor.
