Pressley, Welch Introduce Bill to Restore Voting Rights to Incarcerated Individuals

The Inclusive Democracy Act, if passed, would affect over 4.5 million people currently disenfranchised due to felony convictions.

Democratic U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley and U.S. Senator Peter Welch have introduced a bill that would grant the right to vote nationwide to people who had been in prison or were currently in prison.
The bill, named the Inclusive Democracy Act, would affect over 4.5 million people who are currently unable to vote due to a felony conviction.
The legislation would also require incarcerated people to be educated on their voting rights and offered systems and resources for how to register to vote, including vote by mail options.
Despite the introduction of the bill, it is unlikely to advance in the divided Congress, where Republicans narrowly control the House of Representatives.
Voting rights for formerly incarcerated people currently vary dramatically by state, with some states never revoking the right to vote, while others bar formerly incarcerated people from voting indefinitely.