Judges and corrections officials would give voting-registration notices

A judge would give a written notice to a defendant when the judge discharges the defendant from felony community supervision. The notice would cover defendants placed on community supervision for a felony and discharged under Article 42A.701. The notice would say the person may be eligible to register to vote under Section 13.001 of the Election Code. This provision would apply to people who complete probation on or after the Act’s effective date; the Act would take effect on the 91st day after the legislative session ends.

The department would give a written voting-registration notice to an offender who completes the offender’s sentence. An offender means an inmate or state jail defendant. The sentence includes incarceration, parole, and mandatory supervision. The notice would say the person may be eligible to register to vote under Section 13.001 of the Election Code. This provision would apply to people who fully discharge their sentences on or after the Act’s effective date; the Act would take effect on the 91st day after the legislative session ends.