Every person in Minnesota has a right to vote unless the person has been convicted of a felony and are serving any part of that felony sentence. A felony sentence includes any time from conviction until the person is released from probation, parole, and/or supervised release. Felony stays of adjudication and continuances for dismissal are not convictions and therefore have no effect on a person’s right to vote. Felony charges also do not affect a person’s right to vote so long as the person has not been convicted.
Convictions for misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors also do not affect a person’s right to vote, even if the person is serving time in jail for them. People serving time in jail must follow the absentee process in order to vote.
For more information, check out the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State website at the link below.
http://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/register-to-vote/i-have-a-criminal-record/