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Rules Committee backs resolution supporting ACA 6 to restore voting rights to people on parole
Summary
The committee voted unanimously to send a resolution to the full board supporting ACA 6, which would allow automatic restoration of voting rights to people on parole upon completion of a prison term; returning citizens and advocates provided extensive testimony.
The San Francisco Rules Committee on July 22 voted unanimously to forward a resolution supporting Assembly Constitutional Amendment 6 (ACA 6), which would restore voting rights automatically to people on parole upon completion of a state or federal prison term if enacted by the Legislature.
Sponsor Supervisor Matt Haney framed ACA 6 as the "Free the Vote Act," saying it would align California with other jurisdictions that restore voting rights and that roughly 50,000 Californians are…
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