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HR 2398 109th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Ex-offenders Government publicity Prisoners Voting rights

Constitutional Protection of the Right to Vote Act

Introduced: May 17, 2005 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 17, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Protection of the Right to Vote Act - Provides that the right of a citizen to vote shall not be denied or abridged because that citizen has been convicted of a criminal offense, unless such citizen is, at the time of the vote, serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility or is otherwise under the supervision or actual or constructive custody of a governmental authority pursuant to that conviction.

Requires each correctional institution or facility to establish and carry out a system of notice to ensure that persons being released from that institution or facility are informed of the right to vote protected by this Act.

What's happening now May 17, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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