The Sacramento Bee: California could soon restore voting rights for tens of thousands of felons who are not serving their sentences in the state prison system.
The state Senate on Tuesday passed Assembly Bill 2466 by a vote of 23-13, sending it to governor’s desk for consideration. The controversial measure clarifies that anyone convicted of a felony who is not currently imprisoned or on parole is allowed to vote.
AB 2466 was prompted by a 2014 lawsuit on behalf of low-level felons sentenced to county jurisdictions under the state’s criminal justice realignment law to reduce prison overcrowding.
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