Walk It Through: The Vote After the Sentence
A felony that may not take the vote, a certificate to apply for, the fines paid, and the registration cutoff.
A person finished a sentence for felony possession of a controlled substance and wonders about voting.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Voting rights after a felony in an Alabama court. The excluded offenses that need a pardon, federal convictions' other effects, and absentee voting are left out.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- FelonyAn offense for which a sentence of imprisonment of more than one year is authorized. Felonies are Class A, B, C or D.
- Moral turpitudeThe quality that makes a felony take away the vote, which only the offenses the Felony Voter Disqualification Act lists have.
- TraffickingSelling, making, bringing in or possessing at least the weights the trafficking law sets, such as more than one kilo or 2.2 pounds of cannabis or 28 grams of cocaine, with mandatory prison terms.