In Oregon, anyone who is not in a prison on Election Day is eligible to vote. Our voter education work since 2002 has reached thousands of people in Oregon through brochures, posters, media stories and even bus advertisements to ensure that people know that Oregon law does not restrict people from voting based on past felony convictions. In 2004 we registered hundreds of people to vote, including people in county jails, transitional housing, and work release.

In 2005, we'll be expanding our work to address other collateral consequences of felony convictions such as employment exclusions, difficulties finding housing, and other long-term affects of felony convictions.

You can download the brochure we created to explain voting rights [0].