(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is convicted of a crime shall
retain the right to vote by early voter absentee ballot in a primary or general election
at the person’s last voluntary residence during the term of the person’s commitment
under a sentence of confinement provided the person otherwise fulfills all voting
requirements.
(b) No person sentenced to the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections may use the
place of involuntary confinement as the person’s place of residence for the purpose
of qualifying to vote. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1973, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. March 27, 1974; 2001, No. 6, § 12(a), eff. April 10, 2001.)
James McGrath v. United States, 60 F.3d 1005 (2d Cir. 1995). “12, § 64 (1994) (disqualifying from jury service all persons who have served a term of imprisonment upon felony conviction); Vt.Stat.Ann. tit. 28, § 807 (1994) (providing that felons retain the right to vote while incarcerated).”
Kane v. Winn, 319 F. Supp. 2d 162 (D. Mass. 2004). “21-A, § 112(14); Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 28, § 807 (a). 17 Many states also limit the right of those convicted of crimes 18 to vote after their incarceration ends, thus making it even less likely that their experience with the prison system cannot translate into legislative reforms.”
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