,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #egai ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ad1 #bjad ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to secure the ,federal voting rights of non-violent persons when released from incarceration4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,civil ,rights ,voting ,restoration ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,correctional institution or facility ,the term correctional institution or facility means any prison1 penitentiary1 jail1 or other institution or facility for the confinement of individuals convicted of criminal offenses1 whether publicly or privately operated1 except that such term does not include any residential community treatment center 7or similar public or private facility74 7#b7 ,election ,the term election means-- 7,a7 a general1 special1 primary1 or runoff election2 7,b7 a convention or caucus of a political party held to nominate a candidate2 7,c7 a primary election held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party2 or 7,d7 a primary election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of persons for election to the office of ,president4 7#c7 ,federal office ,the term ,federal office means the office of ,president or ,vice ,president of the ,united ,states1 or of ,senator or ,representative in1 or ,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1 the ,congress of the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,non-violent criminal offense ,the term non-violent criminal offense means any offense that is not a crime of violence 7as defined in section #af of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code74 7#e7 ,probation ,the term probation means probation or parole supervision1 imposed by a ,federal1 ,state1 or local court or parole board1 with or without a condition on the individual involved concerning-- 7,a7 the individual's freedom of movement2 7,b7 the payment of damages by the individual2 7,c7 periodic reporting by the individual to an officer of the court or parole board2 or 7,d7 supervision of the individual by an officer of the court or parole board4 #c4 ,rights of citizens 7a7 ,right ,to vote ,the right of an individual who is a citizen of the ,united ,states to vote in any election for ,federal office shall not be denied or abridged because the individual has been convicted of a non-violent criminal offense1 unless1 at the time of the election1 the individual-- 7#a7 is serving a sentence in a correctional institution or facility2 or 7#b7 subject to subsection 7b71 is serving a term of probation4 7b7 ,restoration of voting rights for individuals on probation ,an individual who is serving a term of probation shall have the right to vote restored in any election for ,federal office-- 7#a7 on the date on which the term of probation ends1 if the term of probation is less than #a year2 or 7#b7 on the date that is #a year after the date on which the individual begins serving the term of probation1 if the term of probation is #a year or longer4 7c7 ,effective date ,this section shall take effect #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #d4 ,attorney ,general designation 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall determine which criminal offenses under ,federal law and the laws of each ,state are non-violent criminal offenses and establish a list of all such offenses4 7b7 ,requirements ,the list established under subsection 7a7 shall be-- 7#a7 made publicly available1 in a searchable format1 on the website of the ,department of ,justice2 and 7#b7 updated no less frequently than every year4 #e4 ,enforcement 7a7 ,attorney general ,the ,attorney ,general may1 in a civil action1 obtain such declaratory or injunctive relief as is necessary to remedy a violation of this ,act4 7b7 ,private right of action 7#a7 ,in general ,a person who is aggrieved by a violation of this ,act may provide written notice of the violation to the chief election official of the ,state involved4 7#b7 ,relief ,except as provided in paragraph 7#c71 if the violation is not corrected within #ij days after receipt of a notice under paragraph 7#a71 or within #bj days after receipt of the notice if the violation occurred within #abj days before the date of an election for ,federal office1 the aggrieved person may1 in a civil action1 obtain declaratory or injunctive relief with respect to the violation4 7#c7 ,exception ,if the violation occurred within #cj days before the date of an election for ,federal office1 the aggrieved person need not provide notice to the chief election official of the ,state under paragraph 7#a7 before bringing a civil action to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief with respect to the violation4 #f4 ,notification of restoration of voting rights 7a7 ,state notification 7#a7 ,notification ,on the date determined under paragraph 7#b71 each ,state shall notify in writing any individual who has been convicted of a non-violent criminal offense under the law of that ,state that the individual has1 pursuant to this ,act1 the right to vote in an election for ,federal office and to register to vote in any such election1 subject to section #g7;c74 7#b7 ,date of notification 7,a7 ,felony conviction ,in the case of such an individual who has been convicted of a felony1 the notification required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be given on the date on which the individual-- 7i7 is sentenced to serve only a term of probation2 or 7ii7 is released from the custody of that ,state 7other than to the custody of another ,state or the ,federal ,government to serve a term of imprisonment for a felony conviction74 7,b7 ,misdemeanor conviction ,in the case of such an individual who has been convicted of a misdemeanor1 the notification required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be given on the date on which the individual is sentenced by a ,state court4 7b7 ,federal notification 7#a7 ,notification ,on the date determined under paragraph 7#b71 the ,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons shall notify in writing any individual who has been convicted of a non-violent criminal offense under ,federal law that the individual has1 pursuant to this ,act1 the right to vote in an election for ,federal office and to register to vote in any such election1 subject to section #g7;c74 7#b7 ,date of notification 7,a7 ,felony conviction ,in the case of such an individual who has been convicted of a felony1 the notification required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be given on the date on which the individual-- 7i7 is sentenced to serve only a term of probation by a court established by an ,act of ,congress2 or 7ii7 is released from the custody of the ,bureau of ,prisons 7other than to the custody of a ,state to serve a term of imprisonment for a felony conviction74 7,b7 ,misdemeanor conviction ,in the case of such an individual who has been convicted of a misdemeanor1 the notification required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be given on the date on which the individual is sentenced by a ,state court4 #g4 ,relation to other laws 7a7 ,state laws relating to voting rights ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to prohibit the ,states from enacting any ,state law which affords the right to vote in any election for ,federal office on terms less restrictive than those established by this ,act4 7b7 ,certain ,federal ,acts ,the rights and remedies established by this ,act-- 7#a7 are in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law2 and 7#b7 shall not supersede1 restrict1 or limit the application of the ,voting ,rights ,act of #aife 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja et seq47 or the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeja et seq474 7c7 ,state laws relating to voter registration ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to preempt ,state laws relating to the timing of voter registration for any election for ,federal office4 #h4 ,federal prison funds 7a7 ,in general ,no ,state1 unit of local government1 or other person may receive or use1 to construct or otherwise improve a prison1 jail1 or other place of incarceration1 any ,federal grant amounts unless that person has in effect a program under which each individual incarcerated in that person's jurisdiction is notified1 upon release from such incarceration1 of that individual's rights under section #c4 7b7 ,state non-,compliance with notification requirements ,no ,state may receive or use1 to construct or otherwise improve a prison1 jail1 or other place of incarceration1 any ,federal grant amounts unless the ,state is in compliance with the notification requirements under section #f7;a74