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1 Criminal Disenfranchisement Laws across the United States [1] (2021)

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Criminal Disenfranchisement Laws Across the United States,
* On April 7, 2021, Washington Gov. Inslee signed a law that will automatically restore
voting rights upon release from prison when it goes into effect in January 2022. Because it
is not yet effective, that change is not reflected on the map below.

Permanent disenfranchisement
for at least some people with
criminal convictions, unless
government approves restoration:
AL, AZ, DE, FL, IA, KY, MD, MO,
MS, TN, WY
Voting rights restored upon
completion of sentence, including
prison, parole, and probation: AK,
AR, GA, ID, KS, MN, NE, NM, NC,
OK, SC, SD, TX, WA*, WV, WI
Voting rights restored automatically
after release from prison: CA, CO,
CT, HI, IL, IN, MA, MI, MT, NV,
NH, NJ, NY, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI,
UT, VA

Voting rights restored for those
on probation or parole who have
not been incarcerated during the
last five years: LA
No disenfranchisement for people
with criminal convictions: ME,
VT, DC

Last updated June 23, 2021