AB 582

Under current law, the Department of Corrections or a jailer of a county jail or

house of correction is required to provide written notification to a person convicted

of a felony when the person's right to vote is restored. Under this bill, DOC or the

jailer must at the same time provide to the person all of the following:

1. A voter registration form and information concerning eligibility to vote.

2. Instructions for completing the voter registration form.

3. Unless the person declines in writing, assistance completing the voter

registration form.

4. A written explanation of how to register to vote in person, by mail, and by

electronic means.

5. Information concerning the current election cycle, including the dates of

upcoming elections and which offices are on the ballots.

Also, under current law, DOC is required to transmit to the Elections

Commission, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name of each living person

who has been convicted of a felony and whose civil rights have not been restored. This

bill requires that DOC additionally transmit to the Elections Commission, on a

continuous basis, a list containing the name of each living person who has been

convicted of a felony and whose civil rights have been restored, together with his or

her residential address.