Voting Rights After a Felony in Wisconsin

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

Short answer: A person convicted of treason, a felony or bribery may not vote until the right is restored by a pardon or by completing the sentence. Wis. Stat. §§ 6.03(1)(b), 304.078(1)(a), (3); Wis. Const. art. III, § 2(4)(a)

Voting with a felony conviction	A person convicted of treason, a felony or bribery may not vote until the right is restored by a pardon or by completing the sentence. The right to vote returns when the person completes the term of imprisonment or probation for the crime, and 'imprisonment' includes parole and extended supervision, so a person cannot vote while in prison, on parole/extended supervision or on probation for a felony. The Department of Corrections (or the jailer, for a county jail sentence) must tell the person in writing when the right is restored. Also: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/304.078 ; constitution https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/constitution/wi.pdf Source: Wis. Stat. §§ 6.03(1)(b), 304.078(1)(a), (3); Wis. Const. art. III, § 2(4)(a)

Voting with a felony conviction

A person convicted of treason, a felony or bribery may not vote until the right is restored by a pardon or by completing the sentence. The right to vote returns when the person completes the term of imprisonment or probation for the crime, and 'imprisonment' includes parole and extended supervision, so a person cannot vote while in prison, on parole/extended supervision or on probation for a felony. The Department of Corrections (or the jailer, for a county jail sentence) must tell the person in writing when the right is restored.

Also: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/304.078 ; constitution https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/constitution/wi.pdf

Source: Wis. Stat. §§ 6.03(1)(b), 304.078(1)(a), (3); Wis. Const. art. III, § 2(4)(a)

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