Bill Text: GA HR72 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Felony; certain convicted may register to vote; provisions - CA
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-01 - House Second Readers [HR72 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR72-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 72
By:
Representatives Brooks of the
63rd,
Taylor of the
55th,
Beasley-Teague of the
65th,
Ashe of the
56th,
Hugley of the
133rd,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Proposing
an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that persons who have been
convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude may register to vote and vote
upon release from confinement or while serving a period of probation or parole;
to provide for notice to persons pleading guilty or nolo contendere to such an
offense; to provide for notice to persons being released from confinement for
such an offense; to provide for the submission of this amendment for
ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
II, Section I, Paragraph III of the Constitution is amended by revising
subparagraph (a) as follows:
"Paragraph
III.
Exceptions
to right to register and vote. (a) No
person who has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude may
register, remain registered, or vote
except upon
completion of the sentence
while serving
a sentence of incarceration in a jail or prison facility as a result of such
conviction. Such a person may register and vote upon being released from
incarceration or while serving any period of probation or parole. The General
Assembly shall enumerate those felonies involving moral turpitude subject to
this paragraph. Before accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a
felony involving moral turpitude, and before imposing a sentence after trial for
a person convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude, the court shall notify
the defendant that conviction will result in the loss of the right to vote only
so long as the person is incarcerated and that voting rights are restored upon
discharge. As a part of the process leading to the discharge of a person who
has been disenfranchised because of incarceration upon conviction of a felony
involving moral turpitude, the Department of Corrections shall notify the person
in writing that his or her voting rights will be restored and of the voter
registration requirements and
procedures."
SECTION
2.
The
above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as
provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot
submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon
the following:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly
to provide that persons who have been convicted of a felony involving moral
turpitude may register to vote and vote upon release from confinement or while
serving a period of probation or parole, and to provide notice to such
persons?"
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All
persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
"Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment
shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of
this state.
