Hello:
I'm an exconvict. That notwithstanding, I wish to be a productive and participating member of society. Toward that end, I vote.
Now, I really don't know if I'm legally allowed to vote, and I don't want to commit more crimes. However, I've tried to research it, but I've come up with nothing.
When I registered, I told the registrar of my background. She said that as long as I was off parole, I was eligible. But, I don't believe her. (I don't like getting legal advice from bureaucrats.)
My voter pamphlet says, I'm eligible if I've had my voting rights restored. Upon doing some more research, I find that in my state, as soon as you're off supervision, your rights are automatically restored. But, I don't believe that either.
Plus, I'm not sure if they were ever taken away in this state, because I've NEVER been convicted in this state. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me to write the other state and ask for my voting rights to be restored, because I'm not going to vote there. However, if that's what YOU, my fellow experts, think I should do, then I will.
However, I've also been convicted of a federal offense. Does that mean I can't vote anywhere??
Help me, I'm convicted and confused.
excon