SB294 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Hank Sanders
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Convicted felons, automatic restoration of voting rights upon discharge from correctional institution, legislative oversight committee established, retroactive effect, Secs. 15-22-36, 17-3-31 am'd.; Sec. 15-22-36.1 repealed
Description: Under existing law, there is an established procedure for the restoration of voting rights of felons who have satisfactorily completed conditions of their sentence. Restoration of voting rights is made through an application to the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
This bill would provide for the automatic restoration of voting rights of a person who has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude when he or she is discharged from incarceration. The bill would have retroactive effect.
Subjects: Elections

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary