Voting Rights After a Felony in Rhode Island

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

Short answer: In Rhode Island a person convicted of a felony loses the right to vote only while incarcerated for it. Voting rights are restored on discharge from incarceration, so people on probation or parole can vote. R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-9.2-3(a)-(c)

Voting with a felony conviction	In Rhode Island a person convicted of a felony loses the right to vote only while incarcerated for it. Voting rights are restored on discharge from incarceration, so people on probation or parole can vote. Courts must tell defendants this before a felony plea or sentence, and the Department of Corrections must give people a voter registration form and help registering as part of release. Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-9.2-3(a)-(c)

Voting with a felony conviction

In Rhode Island a person convicted of a felony loses the right to vote only while incarcerated for it. Voting rights are restored on discharge from incarceration, so people on probation or parole can vote. Courts must tell defendants this before a felony plea or sentence, and the Department of Corrections must give people a voter registration form and help registering as part of release.

Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-9.2-3(a)-(c)

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