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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Constitutional Protection of the Right to Vote Act - Guarantees the right to vote of a citizen convicted of a criminal offense unless such citizen is, at voting time, serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility or is otherwise under the supervision of, or in the custody of, a governmental authority pursuant to that conviction. Requires each such confinement entity to establish and execute a system to notify persons released of their right to vote protected by this Act.</p>]]></text>
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