Ex-Cons and Voting Rights

Originally posted by ladygreek
The funny thing is that the law currently states that felons are to get their voting rights restored once the have completed their sentence. The problem is most ex-felons don't know this and no one tells them so they don't go through the procedure (simple paperwork) to have them restored. And we know who this impacts the most....

A law recently passed in Ohio states that as long as felons are not currently incarcerated in jail/prison, they can vote. So, if they are on Probation and/or Parole, they now have the right to vote, even though they are technically still serving their sentence.

I work for the Probation Dept. and a lot of the felons on Probation have no idea they have the right to vote. We have the law posted all over our department, and we have voter registration cards on several tables throughout our offices.

It's sad that felons are not being informed about this law in Ohio. There are a few other States that have a similar law, but I'm not sure which ones.