The Minnesota Senate passed a bill 35-30 Tuesday to restore voting rights to convicted felons immediately upon completion of their incarceration. The House passed the bill 71-59 earlier and Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sign it. Under the bill, the state would join 21 others where felons regain the right to vote upon their release. Under current state law, those released from jail or prison must wait until they're off probation and have paid their fines to regain their voting rights. Those who are no longer in prison and live in the community, pay taxes and are raising families should be able to vote, said Senate President Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis. "We know that in the state of Minnesota right now we have more than 55,000 of our friends, neighbors and family members who are not allowed to vote," Champion said, referring to the population of felons on parole or probation. "They should have the right to vote." Tap the link in our bio to read the full report. 📝 Zoë Jackson ...