5-23-100 Inmate Voting

PURPOSE OF ORDER:

To purpose of this order is to establish procedures regarding inmate voting and registration.

SCOPE OF ORDER:

This order shall apply to all personnel assigned to and/or working in any capacity at the Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF).

ORDER:

Inmates may vote in local, primary, general and special elections, while incarcerated. To accomplish this, the inmate must request the "California Voter Registration Application" and the "California Vote-By-Mail Ballot" by completing an Inmate Request Form (SH-J-437). The completed "California Voter Registration Application" (postage paid), shall be mailed by the inmate to the Registrar-Recorder for processing. The California Voter Registration Application must be registered fifteen (15) days before Election Day.

To qualify as a registered voter, an inmate must be:

 A citizen of the United States;

 A resident of Los Angeles County;

 Eighteen (18) years of age or older on Election Day;

 Not temporarily in county jail while serving a state or federal prison sentence, or on parole for the conviction of a felony; and

 Not currently found to be mentally incompetent by a court of law.

In addition to the above criteria, inmates may be eligible to vote if they are:

 Under "mandatory supervision" or "post-release community supervision," or

 Serving a sentence in county jail or on probation for a misdemeanor conviction.

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