,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hida  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,hall introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to secure the ,federal voting rights of
 persons when released from             
incarceration4  #a4 ,rights of citizens 
,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 
that individual has been convicted of a 
criminal offense unless such individual 
is serving a felony sentence in a       
correctional institution or facility at 
the time of the election4  #b4          
,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  #c4          
,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 criminal offense   
under the law of that ,state that such  
individual has the right to vote in an  
election for ,federal office pursuant to
 the ,democracy ,restoration ,act of    
#bjbj and may register to vote in any   
such election4  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
 such individual is sentenced by a      
,state court4  7b7 ,federal notification
  7#a7 ,notification ,any individual who
 has been convicted of a criminal       
offense under ,federal law shall be     
notified in accordance with paragraph   
7#b7 that such individual has the right 
to vote in an election for ,federal     
office pursuant to the ,democracy       
,restoration ,act of #bjbj and may      
register to vote in any such election4  
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-- 7i7 in  
the case of an individual who is        
sentenced to serve only a term of       
probation1 by the ,assistant ,director  
for the ,office of ,probation and       
,pretrial ,services of the              
,administrative ,office of the ,united  
,states ,courts on the date on which the

 individual is sentenced2 or  7ii7 in   
the case of any individual committed to 
the custody of the ,bureau of ,prisons1 
by the ,director of the ,bureau of      
,prisons1 during the period beginning on
 the date that is #f months before such 
individual is released and ending on the
 date such individual is released from  
the custody of the ,bureau of ,prisons4 
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
 such individual is sentenced by a court
 established by an ,act of ,congress4   
#d4 ,definitions ,for purposes of 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 ,probation ,the term probation     
means probation1 imposed by a ,federal1 
,state1 or local court1 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 court2 or  7,d7       
supervision of the individual by an     
officer of the court4  #e4 ,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 are in addition
 to all other rights and remedies       
provided by law1 and neither rights and 
remedies established by this ,act shall 
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 of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeja et  

seq474  #f4 ,federal prison funds ,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 funds unless that person   
has in effect a program under which each
 individual incarcerated in that        
person's jurisdiction who is a citizen  
of the ,united ,states is notified1 upon
 release from such incarceration1 of    
that individual's rights under section  
#a4  #g4 ,effective date ,this ,act     
shall apply to citizens of the ,united  
,states voting in any election for      
,federal office held after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4