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TexasTowelie

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9. No, not yet.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 11:38 PM

Nov 2013

He will retain the right to vote until there is a final felony conviction on his record. Once a felon has successfully completed his or her punishment, including any term of incarceration, parole, supervision, period of probation, or has been pardoned, then that person is immediately eligible to register to vote.

http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/effects.shtml

IMHO, if there is a way to charge the senator with a misdemeanor, then he will see the charges reduced because IOKIYAR. It will be interesting to see if he retains his CHL though.

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