KESQ Voter Guide: Prop 17
- Voting Rights Restoration for Persons on Parole Amendment
- Restores voting rights upon completion of prison term to persons who have been disqualified from voting while serving a prison term
- What does a Yes Vote mean?
- People on state parole who are U.S. citizens, residents of California, and at least 18 years of age would be able to vote, if they register to vote.
- What does a No Vote mean?
- People on state parole would continue to be unable to vote in California
- Fiscal Impact:
- Annual county costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars statewide, for voter registration and ballot materials. One-time state costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, for voter registration cards and systems.
