DOVER, Del. (AP) - A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at making it easier for convicted felons to vote in Delaware has cleared the House after a second roll call.
The bill failed to garner the required two-thirds majority in the first vote Tuesday. But it was resurrected after a dissenting lawmaker was assured that a lifetime ban on voting for felons who commit violent crimes would remain in place.
The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would amend the state constitution to eliminate the five-year waiting period before eligible felons who have fully completed their sentences could have their voting rights restored.
The proposed amendment must pass two consecutive general assemblies before it can become law.
