Minnesota Legislature
HF 607
as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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A bill for an act
relating to elections; restoring citizenship rights
and eligibility to vote to certain convicted felons
who are not incarcerated; requiring notice; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.014, subdivision
2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 243; 609.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.014,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Not eligible.
new text begin (a) new text end The following individuals are
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(a) deleted text end new text begin (1) an individual who is new text end convicted of treason or any
felony whose civil rights have not been restored;
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(b) deleted text end new text begin (2) an individual who is new text end under a guardianship of the
person in which the court order provides that the ward does not
retain the right to vote; deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin and
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(c) deleted text end new text begin (3) an individual who is new text end found by a court of law to be
legally incompetent.
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(b) For purposes of this subdivision, an individual
convicted of a felony is restored to civil rights:
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(1) after completion of any period of incarceration; or
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(2) during or after any time the individual is placed on
probation, parole, conditional release, or supervised release.
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Sec. 2.
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[243.205] NOTICE OF RESTORATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS
AND ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE.
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(a) The commissioner of corrections must give an offender
notice in writing that the person is restored to civil rights
for purposes of eligibility to vote:
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(1) when the offender is placed on supervised release under
section 244.05, or placed on conditional release under section
609.108, subdivision 6, or 609.109, subdivision 7;
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(2) when the offender is released from a state correctional
facility and is no longer under the custody of the commissioner
of corrections; and
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(3) when the offender is placed on parole.
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Sec. 3.
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[609.169] NOTICE OF RESTORATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS
AND ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE.
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(a) When an offender who has been convicted of a felony
offense is released from incarceration in a local correctional
facility, the chief executive officer of the facility must give
the offender a notice in writing that the person is restored to
civil rights for purposes of eligibility to vote.
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(b) When an offender who has been committed to the custody
of the commissioner of corrections is released from a state
correctional facility, the commissioner of corrections must
notify the offender of eligibility to vote under section 243.205.
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