Voting Rights Restoration Efforts in Arizona
Current Felony Disenfranchisement Laws
Arizona now disenfranchises people with felony convictions while they are serving sentences of probation or imprisonment and parole; people with more than one felony conviction are permanently disenfranchised and must apply to a superior court judge to be restored their right to vote.
Legal Efforts
The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals on February 4, 2009 in Coronado v. Napolitano, a case that challenges portions of Arizona law disenfranchising persons with criminal convictions. More information on this legal effort can be found on the case page by clicking here.
Legislative Advocacy
2005. In February 2005, the Brennan Center wrote a letter to the Arizona House of Representatives in support of a bill to restore the vote to all Arizona citizens once they have completed their sentences
