Walk It Through: The Vote After the Sentence

A felony conviction, probation finished, registering again, and a teen about to turn 18.

A person convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude is on probation and wants to vote in the fall.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

A felony conviction and a family's registrations. Misdemeanors, which do not bar voting under this section, and federal and city elections' procedures 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.

Felony involving moral turpitudeThe kind of felony conviction that takes away the vote until unconditional discharge.
Unconditional dischargeThe release from every condition of a sentence, from which the 10 year count for a concealable firearm runs and after which voting rights return.