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Category: Freedom

  • Restoration of Rights Series/Florida

    I.  Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A.  Civil Rights All civil rights of felony offenders are suspended upon conviction until restored by pardon or restoration of civil rights.  Fla. Const. art. VI, § 4; Fla. Stat. § 944.292(1).  The Governor controls both pardon and restoration of rights, subject to the recommendations of the Clemency Board.1 Under…

  • Restoration of Rights Series/District of Columbia

    I.  Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A.  Vote A resident of the District of Columbia who is convicted of a felony may vote if not actually incarcerated.  D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 500.3.  A person incarcerated for a misdemeanor violation of D.C. Code §§ 1-1001.14 (corrupt election practices), 1-1105.07 (lobbying violations), or 1-1107.01 (miscellaneous provisions…

  • Reginald S. Lewis

    Reginald S. Lewis is the author of Leaving Death Row (poetry, 2000) Inside My Head (poetry, 2002) and Where I’m Writing From: Essays from Pennsylvania’s Death Row (2005) He is also the facilitator of the Leadership Training & Transformational Thinking Sessions which is also affiliate with the End Violence project at SCI-Graterford, a Maximum security…

  • Restoration of Rights/Delaware

    I.  Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A.  Vote A person convicted of a felony forfeits the right to vote.  See Const. art. V, § 2; Del. Code Ann. tit. 15, § 1701.  In addition, persons guilty of certain misdemeanor election law violations are prohibited from voting for ten years following completion of sentence.  Del. Const. art.…

  • Restoration of Rights/Colorado

    I.  Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A.  Vote A person convicted of a felony loses the right to vote if sentenced to a prison term, and does not regain it until completion of parole.  See Colo. Const. art. 7, § 10 (A person shall not be eligible to vote “while confined in any public prison,” but…

  • Restoration of Rights/Connecticut

    I.  Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A.  Civil Rights Vote/Office:  The rights to vote and hold office are lost upon conviction of a felony and actual incarceration (“committal to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction for confinement in a correctional institution or facility or a community residence”). Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-46(a). The right to…

  • Restoration of Rights Series/California

    Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A.  Civil Rights Vote The right to vote is suspended while a person is “imprisoned or on parole for the conviction of a felony.”Cal. Const. art. II, § 4;Cal. Elec. Code § 21011 A person whose prison sentence is suspended does not lose the right to vote unless and until actually incarcerated…

  • Restoration of Rights Series/Arkansas

    I.  Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A.  Vote The right to vote is lost upon conviction of a felony, and automatically restored upon completion of sentence, including any term of probation or parole.  Ark. Const. art. III, §§ 1 (lawful registration to vote required for electors), 2 (prohibiting restrictions on suffrage “except for the commission of…

  • Restoration of Rights Series/ Arizona

    I.  Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A.  Civil Rights Conviction of a felony suspends the right to vote, to hold office, and to sit on a jury. Ariz. Const. art. VII, § 2(C); Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-904(A)(1)-(3); 16-101(A)(5); 21-201(3). See also Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-5651(C)(3) (fiduciary, including court-appointed guardians and personal representatives unrelated to…

  • Restoration of Rights Series/Alaska

    I.  Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A.  Civil Rights Vote/Jury The rights to vote and to serve on a jury are lost upon conviction of a felony and automatically restored upon completion of sentence (“unconditional discharge”).  Alaska Stat. §§ 09.20.020; 15.05.030(a); 33.30.241.  See also 12.55.185.18 (defining unconditional discharge as release “from all disability arising under a…