Section 2212 was amended in 2022 by SB 504 (2021-2022) (available at ) to set forth specific data points which the department of corrections must provide to the secretary of state for those convicted of felonies, to match with voter rolls, and to require notice to the election officials and voter when an individual’s voting rights have been restored. [...] Table 9: Removal Practices Reason for Removal Felony Citizenship Adjudication Other Reasons for Conviction Death Status of Mental Incapacity Removal Matching Criteria 4 2 0 0 Inactivity | 20 Notice of Removal 0 0 0 0 Catch-all Removal Authority | 0 Procedures to Contest 0 0 0 0 Caging / Mass Challenges | 10 Notice of Restoration to Voter 2 n/a n/a 2 Total Notice of Restoration 44/100 = 44% to Elec. [...] Code §§ 2208 (directing court declarations of mental incompetence to be forwarded to the secretary of state for voter registration cancellation without specific requirement to match criteria before records are purged. [...] Code § 2212 (providing for removal of individuals based on felony conviction but omitting any requirement of notice to the voter prior to cancellation). [...] State code limits access to the file to candidates for office, initiative or referendum committees, or to individuals for election, scholarly, journal- istic, political, or governmental purposes, at the discretion of the Secretary of State.67 However, “political” is defined fairly broadly in regulations,68 so it seems that many interested parties could access it, although someone interested in acc.
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