<P> Restoration of voting rights for people who are ex-offenders varies across the United States . Primary classification of voting rights include: </P> <P> Maine and Vermont are the only states with unrestricted voting rights for people who are felons . Both states allow the person to vote during incarceration, via absentee ballot and after terms of conviction end . </P> <P> In fourteen states and the District of Columbia, disenfranchisement ends after incarceration is complete: District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Utah . </P> <P> In February 2016 the Maryland General Assembly restored the right to vote for more than 40,000 released felons, overriding a veto by Governor Larry Hogan . Maryland's Senate approved the bill on a narrow 29 - 18 vote, while the state House of Delegates voted 85 - 56 in favor of it on January 20 . Convicted felons under parole or probation had their right to vote restored . The law is to go into effect in late March, one month before the state's April 26 primaries . </P>

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