Cost of Voting Restoration Amendment? Experts unsure

A panel of state economists haven’t been able to figure out how much the Voting Restoration Amendment would cost the state. The proposed change to the state constitution would automatically return voting rights to felons who have completed their sentences. The Financial Impact Estimating Conference is tasked with estimating costs of constitutional amendments. This one gave them a struggle. “It is probable that the amendment will result in increased costs to state and local governments due to the higher volume of felons registering to vote (but) the specific…