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Voting Rights After a Felony in Missouri

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

Short answer: People in Missouri cannot vote while confined under a sentence of imprisonment. Since August 28, 2026 (H.B. RSMo §§ 115.133.2 (as amended by 2026 H.B. 1871, eff. Aug. 28, 2026), 561.026

Voting with a felony convictionPeople in Missouri cannot vote while confined under a sentence of imprisonment. Since August 28, 2026 (H.B. 1871), people on probation or parole are barred from voting only if their felony conviction is under chapter 566 (sexual offenses) or 573, or under one of the listed sections, including first- and second-degree murder (§§ 565.020, 565.021) and first- and second-degree assault (§§ 565.050, 565.052), until finally discharged; before that change, any felony probation or parole barred voting. Rights return without an application once the bar ends. A person convicted of a felony or misdemeanor connected with the right of suffrage (election offenses) is barred from voting permanently.
Prior version (eff. 2003-2026) of § 115.133.2(2): 'While on probation or parole after conviction of a felony, until finally discharged.' § 561.026: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=561.026. Full list of covered sections in § 115.133.2(2): chapters 566 and 573 and §§ 565.020, 565.021, 565.050, 565.052, 565.072, 565.079, 568.020, 568.045, 569.160.
Source: RSMo §§ 115.133.2 (as amended by 2026 H.B. 1871, eff. Aug. 28, 2026), 561.026

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Can felons vote in Missouri?
People in Missouri cannot vote while confined under a sentence of imprisonment. Since August 28, 2026 (H.B. 1871), people on probation or parole are barred from voting only if their felony conviction is under chapter 566 (sexual offenses) or 573, or under one of the listed sections, including first- and second-degree murder (§§ 565.020, 565.021) and first- and second-degree assault (§§ 565.050, 565.052), until finally discharged; before that change, any felony probation or parole barred voting. Rights return without an application once the bar ends. A person convicted of a felony or misdemeanor connected with the right of suffrage (election offenses) is barred from voting permanently.

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