(A) a general, special, primary, or runoff 
election; 
(B) a convention or caucus of a political 
party held to nominate a candidate; 
(C) a primary election held for the selec-
tion of delegates to a national nominating con-
vention of a political party; or 
(D) a primary election held for the expres-
sion of a preference for the nomination of per-
sons for election to the office of President. 
(3) FEDERAL OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Federal of-
fice’’ means the office of President or Vice Presi-
dent, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to, Congress. 
SEC. 4. NOTIFYING INDIVIDUALS WHO REGAIN RIGHT TO 
VOTE. 
(a) REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief State correctional 
officer of each State shall ensure that, not later than 
30 days after an individual who is serving a felony 
sentence in a correctional institution or facility in 
the State is released from the institution or facility, 
including an individual who is released on parole or 
probation, the individual is notified of the individ-
ual’s right to vote in elections for Federal office and 
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of the date of the next such election in which the in-
dividual may vote. 
(2) EXCEPTION FOR INDIVIDUALS CONTINUING 
TO
SERVE
SENTENCES.—Paragraph (1) does not 
apply in the case of an individual who is released 
from a correctional institution or facility to serve a 
felony sentence in a different correctional institution 
or facility. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘parole’’ means parole (in-
cluding mandatory parole) or conditional or su-
pervised release (including mandatory super-
vised release) which is imposed by a Federal, 
State, or local court; and 
(B) the term ‘‘probation’’ means probation 
imposed by a Federal, State, or local court with 
or without a condition on the individual in-
volved concerning— 
(i) the individual’s freedom of move-
ment, 
(ii) the payment of damages by the in-
dividual, 
(iii) periodic reporting by the indi-
vidual to an officer of the court, or 
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(iv) supervision of the individual by an 
officer of the court. 
(b) APPLICATION TO INDIVIDUALS RELEASED FROM 
FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS OR FACILITIES.—Subsection (a) 
shall apply to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons with 
respect to individuals released from an institution or facil-
ity under the Director’s jurisdiction in the same manner 
as such subsection applies to the Chief State correctional 
officer of a State with respect to individuals released from 
institutions or facilities in that State. 
SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdic-
tion to obtain such declaratory or injunctive relief as is 
necessary to remedy a violation of this Act. 
(b) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.— 
(1) NOTICE.—A person who is aggrieved by a 
violation of this Act may provide written notice of 
the violation to the chief election official of the State 
involved. 
(2) ACTION.—Except as provided in paragraph 
(3), if the violation is not corrected within 90 days 
after receipt of a notice provided under paragraph 
(1), or within 20 days after receipt of the notice if 
the violation occurred within 120 days before the 
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date of an election for Federal office, the aggrieved 
person may bring a civil action in such a court to 
obtain the declaratory or injunctive relief with re-
spect to the violation. 
(3) ACTION FOR VIOLATION SHORTLY BEFORE 
A
FEDERAL
ELECTION.—If the violation occurred 
within 30 days before the date of an election for 
Federal office, the aggrieved person shall not be re-
quired to provide notice to the chief election official 
of the State under paragraph (1) before bringing a 
civil action in such a court to obtain the declaratory 
or injunctive relief with respect to the violation. 
SEC. 6. RELATION TO OTHER LAWS. 
(a) NO
PROHIBITION
ON
LESS
RESTRICTIVE 
LAWS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit 
a State from enacting any State law that affords the right 
to vote in any election for Federal office on terms less 
restrictive than those terms established by this Act. 
(b) NO LIMITATION ON OTHER LAWS.—The rights 
and remedies established by this Act shall be in addition 
to all other rights and remedies provided by law, and shall 
not supersede, restrict, or limit the application of the Vot-
ing Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) or the 
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National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
1973gg et seq.). 
Æ 
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