Can Inmates at SCORE Vote? How to request and return an absentee ballot
If someone is in custody at SCORE during an election, they may still be able to vote by absentee ballot. Here's how eligibility works, who helps with the process, and how ballots get returned for mailing.
Inmates at SCORE who have not been convicted of a felony may still have the right to vote while in custody. If that applies to you or your loved one, the next step is getting an absentee ballot request completed and submitted through the jail's process.
Before each election, the SCORE Director designates a Captain to serve as the liaison between SCORE and the local registrar of voters. That Captain is also responsible for helping inmates who've requested to vote. So there's a clear point person inside the facility keeping the process on track.
- Complete an absentee ballot application: If the inmate will be in custody during the election and wants to vote absentee, they must fill out the application.
- Submit the completed application to SCORE corrections staff: Corrections staff will forward the application to the local election official.
Once the ballot is delivered to the inmate at SCORE, it's on them to fill it out and return it to corrections staff for mailing. Don't hold onto it in the housing unit. Get it back to staff as soon as it's completed so it actually makes it out in time.
- ✓ If the inmate is indigent, the jail will mail the completed ballot.
- ✓ If the inmate is not indigent, the inmate is responsible for the postage.
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