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Know Your Rights!

Voting for people with convictions


Disqualifying Conviction?*
*Only those listed on back of this sheet

Yes
No Do you meet the criteria to apply for a Certificate
of Eligibility to Register to Vote (CERV)?
- No conviction of impeachment, murder, rape,
You have the sodomy, sexual abuse, sexual crimes against
right to vote! children, or treason
Even if you have
not completed - No felony charges currently pending
your sentence, - No outstanding fines, fees, or restitution from
have outstanding your disqualifying conviction
fines or fees, or
have been - Sentence complete, including probation or parole
wrongly told you
cannot vote, you
never lost your Yes
voting rights. No, because of
No, because of
Fill out a form to outstanding fines and
type of conviction
apply to restore fees
your right to vote.
You should hear You may ask the Board You may request a
of Pardons and Paroles pardon with restoration
back within 44 of political rights from
to remit your
Register to days. Then, if you
outstanding fines and the Board of Pardons and
receive the CERV,
vote now! you can register to fees. Paroles.
http://www.pardons.state.al.us/
http:// http://www.pardons.state.al.us/
sos.alabama.gov/ vote. Pardons.aspx Pardons.aspx
alabama-votes/voter/ http://
register-to-vote www.pardons.state.al.us/
Pardons.aspx

For more information and assistance, visit:


http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/news/blog/alabama-voting-rights-restoration-toolkit
Disqualifying Felonies in Alabama
If you have NOT been convicted of one of the following,
then you NEVER lost your right to vote, and you ARE eligible to register now.
x Aggravated child abuse
x Assault (1st or 2nd degree) x Possession, manufacture, transport, or
x Attempt to commit an explosives or distribution of a destructive device or
destructive device or bacteriological or bacteriological or biological weapon
biological weapons crime x Possession, manufacture, transport, or
x Bigamy distribution of a detonator, explosive,
x Burglary (1st or 2nd degree) poison, or hoax device
x Conspiracy to commit an explosives or x Possession or distribution of a hoax device
destructive device or bacteriological or represented as a destructive device or
biological weapons crime weapon
x Dissemination or public display of obscene x Production of obscene matter containing
matter containing visual depiction of visual depiction of persons under 17 years
persons under 17 years of age involved in of age involved in obscene acts
obscene acts x Production or distribution of a destructive
x Distribution, possession with intent to device or weapon intended to cause injury
distribute, production of, or offer or or destruction
agreement to distribute or produce x Prohibited acts in the offer, sale, or
obscene material purchase of securities
x Electronic solicitation of a child x Rape (1st or 2nd degree)
x Endangering the water supply x Robbery (1st, 2nd, or 3rd degree)
x Enticing a child to enter a vehicle for x Selling, furnishing, giving away, delivering,
immoral purposes or distribution of a destructive device, a
x Facilitating solicitation of unlawful sexual bacteriological weapon, or biological
conduct with a child weapon to a person who is less than 21
x Facilitating the online solicitation of a child years of age
x Facilitating the travel of a child for an x Sexual abuse (1st or 2nd degree)
unlawful sex act x Sexual abuse of a child under 12 years old
x Forgery (1st or 2nd degree) x Sexual torture
x Hindrance or obstruction during detection, x Sodomy (1st or 2nd degree)
disarming, or destruction of a destructive x Soliciting or providing support for an act of
device or weapon terrorism
x Hindering prosecution of terrorism x Terrorism
x Human trafficking (1st or 2nd degree) x Theft of lost property (1st or 2nd degree)
x Incest x Theft of property (1st or 2nd degree)
x Kidnapping (1st or 2nd degree) x Theft of trademarks or trade secrets
x Manslaughter x Torture or other willful maltreatment of a
x Murder (including noncapital, reckless, child under the age of 18 (Child Abuse)
and felony murder) x Trafficking in cannabis, cocaine, or other
x Parents or guardians permitting children to illegal drugs or trafficking in amphetamine
engage in production of obscene matter or methamphetamine
x Possession or possession with intent to x Traveling to meet a child for an unlawful
disseminate of obscene matter containing sex act
visual depiction of persons under 17 years x Treason
of age involved in obscene acts

For more information and assistance, visit:


http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/news/blog/alabama-voting-rights-restoration-toolkit

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