Voting Rights After a Felony in Vermont

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

Short answer: Vermont does not take away the right to vote for a criminal conviction. A person convicted of a crime keeps the right to vote, including while serving a sentence of confinement: they vote by early voter absentee ballot at their last voluntary residence (not the prison address) if they… 28 V.S.A. § 807; 17 V.S.A. § 2121

Voting with a felony conviction	Vermont does not take away the right to vote for a criminal conviction. A person convicted of a crime keeps the right to vote, including while serving a sentence of confinement: they vote by early voter absentee ballot at their last voluntary residence (not the prison address) if they meet the other voting requirements (U.S. citizen, Vermont resident, 18 or older, and has taken the voter's oath). Voter qualifications: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/17/043/02121 Source: 28 V.S.A. § 807; 17 V.S.A. § 2121

Voting with a felony conviction

Vermont does not take away the right to vote for a criminal conviction. A person convicted of a crime keeps the right to vote, including while serving a sentence of confinement: they vote by early voter absentee ballot at their last voluntary residence (not the prison address) if they meet the other voting requirements (U.S. citizen, Vermont resident, 18 or older, and has taken the voter's oath).

Voter qualifications: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/17/043/02121

Source: 28 V.S.A. § 807; 17 V.S.A. § 2121

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