Sec. 5. Notification of restoration of voting rights
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On the date determined under paragraph (2), each State shall notify in writing any individual who has been convicted of a criminal offense under the law of that State that such individual has the right to vote in an election for Federal office pursuant to the Democracy Restoration Act of 2014 and may register to vote in any such election. In the case of such an individual who has been convicted of a felony, the notification required under paragraph
(1)shall be given on the date on which the individual— is sentenced to serve only a term of probation; or is released from the custody of that State (other than to the custody of another State or the Federal Government to serve a term of imprisonment for a felony conviction). In the case of such an individual who has been convicted of a misdemeanor, the notification required under paragraph
(1)shall be given on the date on which such individual is sentenced by a State court. Any individual who has been convicted of a criminal offense under Federal law shall be notified in accordance with paragraph
(2)that such individual has the right to vote in an election for Federal office pursuant to the Democracy Restoration Act of 2014 and may register to vote in any such election. In the case of such an individual who has been convicted of a felony, the notification required under paragraph
(1)shall be given— in the case of an individual who is sentenced to serve only a term of probation, by the Assistant Director for the Office of Probation and Pretrial Services of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts on the date on which the individual is sentenced; or in the case of any individual committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, during the period beginning on the date that is 6 months before such individual is released and ending on the date such individual is released from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons. In the case of such an individual who has been convicted of a misdemeanor, the notification required under paragraph
(1)shall be given on the date on which such individual is sentenced by a court established by an Act of Congress.