Minnesota restores voting rights to 50,000 felons on probation

Felons in Minnesota could not vote until they have completed their parole or probation and paid fines related to their sentence.

ST. PAUL — More than 50,000 Minnesotans convicted of felonies who are on supervised release will have their voting rights restored under a bill signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz on Friday, March 3.

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