{"id":351494,"date":"2020-08-10T10:30:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T15:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/voting\/my-voting-guide\/can-felons-vote-in-ohio.html"},"modified":"2024-02-16T13:54:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:54:32","slug":"can-felons-vote-in-ohio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/voting\/my-voting-guide\/can-felons-vote-in-ohio.html","title":{"rendered":"Can Felons Vote in Ohio?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Can Felons Vote in Ohio? <\/h1>\n
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Felons in the Buckeye State can get their voting rights back. Here’s how to exercise your right to vote.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

A felony conviction does not take away your voting rights forever. In Ohio, any eligible voter<\/a> can vote before they get convicted of a crime and after completion of their sentence.<\/p>\r\n

Disenfranchisement<\/a> is taking away someone’s right to vote. Felon disenfranchisement is common in the United States. The issue of felon voting rights is a major one in America today. Although the Constitution guarantees voting rights in general, each state determines its own election laws.<\/p>\r\n

In most states<\/a>, felons cannot vote while incarcerated. Some states, such as Vermont, never remove a felon’s rights. A few, like Arizona, may remove them permanently. Ohio, like most states, falls somewhere between. Ohio law lets former felons vote immediately upon release. There are no other eligibility requirements.<\/p>\r\n

You can vote while:<\/p>\r\n