Sec. 3. Notification of retention of voting rights
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At the time an individual is convicted of a criminal offense under the law of a State, the State shall notify the individual in writing that the individual’s conviction of the offense does not affect the individual’s right to vote in an election for Federal office and that the individual may register to vote in an election for Federal office if the individual is otherwise eligible to vote in the election. At the time an individual is convicted of a criminal offense under Federal law, the court in which the individual is convicted shall notify the individual in writing that the individual’s conviction of the offense does not affect the individual’s right to vote in an election for Federal office and that the individual may register to vote in an election for Federal office if the individual is otherwise eligible to vote in the election.