Felons and voting.?

Question

What are the steps to earning back your right to vote in Texas?

Answer 1

As far as I know there are none. Once convicted of a felony, you lose many things that you once had. One of those being the right and privilidge to vote.

If you or someone you know are a convicted felon and you want the right to vote returned to you, then you need to speak to your congressman/woman and see what you can do to get that returned to you.

It may take some doing, as far as I know, it one of the things that once you lose it you never get it back.

Answer 2

In Texas, felons who are "on paper" – meaning incarcerated after a final adjudication of guilt or on parole or probation – are prohibited from voting, but freed ex-felons who have completed their sentences or the terms of their release are eligible to vote. Likewise, accused felons on indictment, even those who are in jail awaiting trial or adjudication, are eligible. Travis Co. Sheriff's Office spokesman Roger Wade said that the office has been providing information to eligible voters inside Travis Co. jails and so far has had 24 inmates request a ballot.

Also, here
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/pamphlets/largepamp.shtml

You can also get voter registration info there

An excerpt: Who can vote in Texas?

To be eligible to register to vote in Texas, any United States citizen residing in Texas who is:

At least 18 years old on Election Day
Not a convicted felon (unless sentence, probation and/or parole are completed)
Not declared mentally incompetent by a court of law
How do you register?
Registering to vote is easy in Texas . It doesn’t even require a stamp! Official applications to register to vote are postage-paid by the State of Texas .

Answer 3

I don't know about Texas, but in Arizona someone can go to the clerk of the court and request their rights be reinstated. There is a form and a fee to have it done.