While Incarcerated

• Maine and Vermont allow felons to vote while serving their sentences.
  
  

Upon Release

• Thirteen states and Washington, D.C., allow felons to vote upon completion of their sentences, parole, and probation.
  
  

Completion of Parole

• Eight states reinstate voting rights to inmates who have completed parole, but they remain on probation.
  
  

Completion of Supervised Release

• Twenty states restore voting rights to felons who have completed all forms of supervised release, such as parole or probation, although each state has its own eligibility processes and rules.
  
  

Permanent Loss of Voting Rights

• Virginia and Kentucky permanently bar most convicted felons from voting, with some exceptions made for those convicted of nonviolent or less serious crimes.
  
  

The Issue of Voter Disenfranchisement

• The ACLU and other civil rights groups are currently attempting to restore felon voting rights in the more restrictive states as part of their campaign against voter disenfranchisement.