An Act relative to qualifications of voters

H3409: An Act relative to qualifications of voters

Voting is one of the most basic civil rights in our society. While the Massachusetts Constitution precludes imprisoned felons from voting in some state elections, this bill restores one of our most basic civil rights to those incarcerated for low level, non-violent felonies (like shoplifting).

Bill Text

Resources:

• New York Times: “Holder Urges States to Lift Bans on Felons’ Voting”