Voting Rights for People with a Criminal History

Persons with a criminal conviction have basic voting rights.

• If you have a misdemeanor conviction, you can ALWAYS vote.
• If you have a felony conviction, you CAN vote if:
  • You are on probation OR
  • You are on post-release community supervision OR
  • You are on mandatory supervision OR
  • You are serving a county jail sentence under Realignment OR
  • You have completed parole.

Put another way: The only time you CANNOT vote when you have a felony conviction is if:

• You are currently serving a state or federal prison sentence OR
• You are currently on parole.

Here are additional resources about California’s voting rights for persons with a criminal history:

• California Secretary of State’s website
• www.letmevoteca.org - ACLU of California Voting Rights Project