Do felons get to exercise voting rights after they leave the prison?
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Do felons get to exercise voting rights after they leave the prison?
You may or may not lose the right to vote and hold public office, either permanently or for a statutory period, depending on the laws of the state in which you’re convicted. For example, some states restore the right to vote after a convicted felon has completed his sentence and term of parole. Or it might depend on the specific felony of which you’ve been convicted. In Delaware, for instance, convictions for murder or manslaughter, felony sexual offenses, and felony offenses against public administration involving bribery, improper influence or abuse of office result in a permanent loss of voting rights.
Actually in California, if you are a felon, in prison, you cannot vote. I think while you are on parole or probation, you cannot vote. However, once you are clear of all that, there is nothing to stop you from voting.