Voting Rights After a Felony in Arkansas

How Arkansas law treats voting with a felony conviction, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: In Arkansas a felony conviction takes away the right to vote. The Pulaski County Clerk, which runs voter registration, explains that voting rights can be restored under Amendment 51 § 11(d)(2) once the person has been discharged from probation or parole, has paid all probation or parole… Ark. Const. amend. 51, § 11(d)(2)(A)-(D) (as cited by the Pulaski County Circuit and County Clerk, Restoration of Voting Rights flyer)

Voting with a felony conviction	In Arkansas a felony conviction takes away the right to vote. The Pulaski County Clerk, which runs voter registration, explains that voting rights can be restored under Amendment 51 § 11(d)(2) once the person has been discharged from probation or parole, has paid all probation or parole fees, has satisfied all terms of imprisonment, and has paid all applicable court costs, fines or restitution, or has had the record sealed. The person must get proof from the appropriate state or local agencies, submit it to the voter registration department of the county clerk where they live, and complete a voter registration application. County election office source; the constitutional text itself was not read. Whether people in prison or on supervision may vote is stated only as the restoration conditions above. Source: Ark. Const. amend. 51, § 11(d)(2)(A)-(D) (as cited by the Pulaski County Circuit and County Clerk, Restoration of Voting Rights flyer)

Voting with a felony conviction

In Arkansas a felony conviction takes away the right to vote. The Pulaski County Clerk, which runs voter registration, explains that voting rights can be restored under Amendment 51 § 11(d)(2) once the person has been discharged from probation or parole, has paid all probation or parole fees, has satisfied all terms of imprisonment, and has paid all applicable court costs, fines or restitution, or has had the record sealed. The person must get proof from the appropriate state or local agencies, submit it to the voter registration department of the county clerk where they live, and complete a voter registration application.

County election office source; the constitutional text itself was not read. Whether people in prison or on supervision may vote is stated only as the restoration conditions above.

Source: Ark. Const. amend. 51, § 11(d)(2)(A)-(D) (as cited by the Pulaski County Circuit and County Clerk, Restoration of Voting Rights flyer)

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