Right To Vote Restored Automatically Today, July 1, 2019

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RESTORATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS

The Office of the Attorney General started an initiative to provide information to guide formerly incarcerated persons through the process of restoring their civil rights, as granted by the Nevada Legislature.

In 2019, Nevada lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 431, a new law that gives back the right to vote to Nevadans who were convicted of a crime but are not currently incarcerated. This law is effective July 1, 2019. The Office of the Attorney General started an initiative to communicate, demonstrate, and provide information to guide formerly incarcerated persons through the process of restoring their civil rights, as granted by the Nevada Legislature.

YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE:

***IF YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY INCARCERATED, YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE IS IMMEDIATELY RESTORED EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2019.***

If you have been convicted of a crime and are not currently incarcerated, you may vote in Nevada if you are:
  1. a U.S. citizen
  2. will be 18 or older on or by the next election and
  3. have lived in Nevada
    1. a. for at least 30 days in your county and
    2. b. at least 10 days in your electoral district before the next election.

People who are at least 17 and meet the other criteria may preregister to vote.

Read more here:

http://ag.nv.gov/Hot_Topics/Restoration_of_Civil_Rights/?fbclid=IwAR0Qjq6CFZi1swwjWt5rTxmwwkGWtq-qsqzMI-_mdem1QHM1UqfO9h66zq4#VotingRights