Bill > HB115

This bill requires the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS), which is the state agency responsible for managing correctional facilities, to work with the State Board of Elections to create a system for automatically restoring voter registration for individuals released from state correctional facilities. By January 1, 2028, these agencies must develop procedures and an electronic process to achieve this. Subsequently, the DPSCS will transmit a monthly list to the State Board of Elections containing the full name, date of birth, the last four digits of a unique identifier (like a Social Security or driver's license number), the release date, and the new residential address of individuals released from state correctional facilities. Upon receiving this list, the State Board of Elections will identify individuals who were previously registered to vote in the state and whose new address is within the state, and then promptly restore their voter registration at their new address, giving them active voter status. The election director will then send a voter notification card to these individuals, informing them they are registered to vote and eligible for all elections, and providing instructions on how to update their address or decline registration. Importantly, the specific agency through which a formerly incarcerated voter registered will not be publicly disclosed, protecting their privacy.