ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Maryland House of Delegates is set to vote on overriding Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a bill that would allow felons to vote while they are on parole or probation.
The House is scheduled to take up the override vote Wednesday.
The House has 91 Democrats and 50 Republicans. It will need 85 votes to override the veto. That's a three-fifths majority. The state Senate also would need a three-fifths vote. A Senate vote could come Thursday.
Hogan, a Republican, vetoed the measure in May. In his veto message, Hogan wrote that people on parole or mandatory supervision are still serving their time as a debt to society for their actions.
Supporters say restoring their voting rights is an important part of transitioning them back into society.
