Some Alabama Felons May Retain Right to Vote - From Prison

Don Siegelman may have a ready-made constitutency, should he decide to run for Governor.

From the AP:

Many state prisoners convicted of drug and alcohol felonies may be eligible to vote, even while incarcerated, though they probably don't know it.

The state Board of Pardons and Paroles announced Wednesday that under a 1996 amendment to the Alabama constitution, inmates convicted of DUIs or drug possession alone never lose their voting rights — despite common belief that felons are prohibited from casting ballots.

...The board received a March 18 advisory opinion from Attorney General Troy King, who said only those felonies involving "moral turpitude" — meaning the crimes are inherently immoral — disqualify a convict from voting...

Maine and Vermont are the only two states that don't revoke voting rights upon conviction.