Right2Vote Cohort

Washington

2019 Legislation: SB 5076 & SB 5207

Current Law: Citizens cannot vote while on community custody

SB 5076 Restores Voting rights to citizens on community custody

SB 5207 Mandates that prisons notify individuals of their voting status and provide voter registration information immediately upon release

Partner Organization: Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee, Seattle Contact: seattleiwoc@gmail.com

California

Current Law: Citizens cannot vote while in prison or on parole

Impacted Individuals: 50,000

ACA6 Restores Voting rights to citizens while on parole

Impacted Individuals Affected: 50,000
Partner Organization: Initiate Justice
Contact: initiatejustice@gmail.com

Illinois

2019 Legislation: HB 2541 & SB 2090

Current Law: Citizens cannot vote while incarcerated

HB 2541 develops peer led civic education classes for incarcerated citizens to teach about voting processes and government affairs

SB 2090 (formally HB 4464 in 2018) protects incarcerated citizens voting rights while awaiting trial

Impacted Individuals Affected: 17,000
Partner Organization: Chicago Votes
Contact: alex@chicagovotes.com

New Mexico

2019 Legislation: HB 57

Current Law: Citizens cannot vote while in prison on probation or parole

HB 57 would restore voting rights to incarcerated individuals and individuals while serving probation and parole

Impacted Individuals Affected: 17,000
Partner Organization: Millions for Prisoners – NM
Contact: millionsforprisonersnm@gmail.com

Kentucky

2019 Legislation: SB 238

Current Law: Impacted citizens permanently lose their voting rights

SB 238 would restore voting rights to individuals while on probation and parole

Impacted Individuals Affected: 312,000
Partner Organization: Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
Contact: Dave Newton, dave@kftc.org

New Jersey

2019 Legislation A345 & S210

Current Law: Citizens cannot vote while incarcerated or on community custody

A345 & S210 would restore citizens voting rights while incarcerated and on community custody

Impacted Individuals Affected: 20,000
Partner Organization: New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
Contact: Henal Patel, info@nisj.org

South Carolina

2019 Legislation: H 4048

Current Law: Citizens cannot vote while incarcerated or on community custody

H 4048 would require that the Prison officials notify individuals of their voting status and provide them with voter registration information immediately upon their release.

Impacted Individuals Affected: Partner Organization: Earn Our Vote
Contact, Aaron Greene earnourvote@outlook.com

Massachusetts

2019 Legislation: S. 12 & S.405

Current Law: Citizens cannot vote while incarcerated

S.12 would restore voting rights to incarcerated citizens immediately upon their release
S.405

Partner Organization: Emancipation Initiative
Contact: Rachel Cory, emancipationinitiative@gmail.com

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