{"id":1266,"date":"2025-09-29T16:43:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/?page_id=1266"},"modified":"2025-10-26T23:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T23:18:59","slug":"ohio-felons-voting-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/ohio-felons-voting-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Felons Voting Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1266\" class=\"elementor elementor-1266\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3354498b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3354498b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68dde187 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68dde187\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d378792 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d378792\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd65ff5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fd65ff5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57cb897c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57cb897c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ohio Voting Rights for Felons<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6849bd46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6849bd46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MAKING CHANGE AND IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5468353e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5468353e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-132af6d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"132af6d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4396b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c4396b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec4d685 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ec4d685\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8cb3d0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b8cb3d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Know Your Rights: \n<br>Voting After a Felony \nConviction in Ohio<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6499 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b6499\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cee3dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37cee3dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Voting after a felony conviction is  possible!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5415e4dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5415e4dc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14bafe90 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14bafe90\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62707941 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62707941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The Ohio Unity Coalition is committed to ensuring all eligible voters can exercise their right to vote. We want to clarify an important point: <strong>In most cases, voting after a felony conviction is possible!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ul><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">You <strong>can vote if you are not currently incarcerated<\/strong> for a felony conviction.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Your voting rights are <strong>automatically restored<\/strong> upon release from incarceration.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">You must <strong>re-register<\/strong> to vote after your release.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b96b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0b96b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-22-at-1.46.30\u202fPM-e1721753812559.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-332\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-22-at-1.46.30\u202fPM-e1721753812559.webp 772w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-22-at-1.46.30\u202fPM-e1721753812559-300x297.webp 300w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-22-at-1.46.30\u202fPM-e1721753812559-768x760.webp 768w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-22-at-1.46.30\u202fPM-e1721753812559-700x693.webp 700w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-22-at-1.46.30\u202fPM-e1721753812559-500x495.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Scan the QR Code<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232d965 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"232d965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Scan the QR Code or Click below to check your voter registration!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1aee70 elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3b1aee70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/voterlookup.ohiosos.gov\/voterlookup.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check your voter registration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a22a055 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a22a055\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e73bba1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e73bba1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb3547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fb3547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BEING ELIGIBLE TO VOTE MEANS:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a343e8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a343e8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 You are a citizen of the United States.<br \/>\u2022 You will be at least 18 years old on or before the day of the election you plan to vote.<br \/>\u2022 You will be a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days immediately before the election for<br \/>which you are registering.<br \/>\u2022 You have not been declared incompetent for voting purposes by a probate court.<br \/>\u2022 You are not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction under the laws of this state,<br \/>another state or the United States.<br \/>\u2022 You have not been permanently disenfranchised for violations of the election laws.<br \/>\u2022 You have not been twice convicted of violations of Ohio\u2019s election laws.<br \/>\u2022 You are registered to vote.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6036034 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6036034\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f80c55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f80c55\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d857b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d857b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"914\" 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The Ohio Unity Coalition is committed to ensuring all eligible voters can exercise their right to vote. 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