Voting Rights After a Felony in North Carolina

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

Short answer: People convicted of a felony cannot vote until they have completed their sentence, including prison, probation, post-release supervision and parole. G.S. 163-55(a)(2); G.S. 13-1

Voting with a felony conviction	People convicted of a felony cannot vote until they have completed their sentence, including prison, probation, post-release supervision and parole. Once the sentence and supervision end, the right to vote returns automatically, but the person must register again. Unpaid fines, fees or restitution do not by themselves block voting once supervision has ended. A misdemeanor conviction does not take away the right to vote, even while in jail. Statute: https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-55.html . NC State Board of Elections pages: https://www.ncsbe.gov/registering/who-can-register . Source: G.S. 163-55(a)(2); G.S. 13-1

Voting with a felony conviction

People convicted of a felony cannot vote until they have completed their sentence, including prison, probation, post-release supervision and parole. Once the sentence and supervision end, the right to vote returns automatically, but the person must register again. Unpaid fines, fees or restitution do not by themselves block voting once supervision has ended. A misdemeanor conviction does not take away the right to vote, even while in jail.

Statute: https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-55.html . NC State Board of Elections pages: https://www.ncsbe.gov/registering/who-can-register .

Source: G.S. 163-55(a)(2); G.S. 13-1

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