Voting Rights After a Felony in Texas

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

Short answer: People with felony convictions cannot vote in Texas while serving any part of the sentence. A person convicted of a felony becomes a qualified voter again once they have fully discharged the sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole or supervision, or completed a period of… Tex. Elec. Code § 11.002(a)(4), (a)(6), (b)

Voting with a felony conviction	People with felony convictions cannot vote in Texas while serving any part of the sentence. A person convicted of a felony becomes a qualified voter again once they have fully discharged the sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole or supervision, or completed a period of probation, or have been pardoned or otherwise released from the disability to vote. Rights return automatically at that point, but the person must register to vote. A deferred adjudication without a finding of guilt is not a final conviction for this purpose. Source: Tex. Elec. Code § 11.002(a)(4), (a)(6), (b)

Voting with a felony conviction

People with felony convictions cannot vote in Texas while serving any part of the sentence. A person convicted of a felony becomes a qualified voter again once they have fully discharged the sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole or supervision, or completed a period of probation, or have been pardoned or otherwise released from the disability to vote. Rights return automatically at that point, but the person must register to vote. A deferred adjudication without a finding of guilt is not a final conviction for this purpose.

Source: Tex. Elec. Code § 11.002(a)(4), (a)(6), (b)

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