Art. II, § 2

Who may vote

Right Voting & Elections Art. II · Voting, Initiative and Referendum, and Recall

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(a) A United States citizen 18 years of age and resident in this State may vote.

(b) An elector disqualified from voting while serving a state or federal prison term, as described in Section 4, shall have their right to vote restored upon the completion of their prison term.

History: Sec. 2 amended Nov. 3, 2020, by Prop. 17. Res.Ch. 24, 2020. Effective December 16, 2020.

Simplified explanation

A United States citizen 18 years of age and resident in this State may vote. An elector disqualified while serving a state or federal prison term shall have the right to vote restored when the prison term is completed.