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A voting right that Rev. Kenny Glasgow said he has sought to have modified since 2003 has passed into law in Alabama.

Gov. Robert Bentley signed legislation on Tuesday that updates the requirements for the Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote for individuals freed from incarceration in the state on most felony convictions. According to the legislation, eligible residents convicted of felonies that do not involve moral turpitude, and have served and paid all fines, costs, fees and victim restitution ordered specifically in the case of disenfranchisement, are able to retrieve their right to vote.

The legislation also requires that the former inmate be notified whether the certificate of eligibility was granted or denied within 14 days of the application’s receipt by the executive director of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles.

The previous legislation allowed for a longer time for the certificate of eligibility application to be processed. It also did not specify that only payment of court-ordered expenses for the charge for which the person was disenfranchised was required before the right to vote was restored. The prior legislation was therefore interpreted to mean that people could only retain their right to vote after all court costs and restitution, no matter how many cases there were against them, was paid.