Voting After a Felony
La. R.S. 18:102 — a person under an order of imprisonment who has not been incarcerated for 5 years may register and vote
No one under an order of imprisonment for a felony conviction may register or vote, with one exception that matters to many people on probation or parole:
Five years out of a facility. A person under an order of imprisonment for a felony who has not been incarcerated under that order within the last five years is not ineligible to register or vote because of it. Incarcerated means actual confinement in a correctional facility under the order.
- The exception does not reach a felony election offense while the person is under an order of imprisonment.
- A full interdiction bars voting; a limited one does not unless the judgment says so.
Sources for this section (1)
- La. R.S. 18:102 — Ineligible persons
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Louisiana attorney.