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Dear Mr. Fowler:

You have asked for a clarification of a statement made in a recent Attorney General's Opinion issued to your office regarding the rights of convicted felons, who have completed their sentences, to register to vote in this state.

Specifically, in Attorney General's Opinion 98-16 (as amended by Attorney General's Opinion 98-16A), the statement was made "that the voting rights of a convicted felon may only be restored by a governor's pardon that expressly reinstates such privileges." This was based on two prior Attorney General's Opinions, No. 86-804 and 97-85. Your question is…