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