"Felony disenfranchisement is the practice of prohibiting people from voting (known as disenfranchisement) based on the fact that they have been convicted of a felony or any other kind of criminal offence. Opponents have argued that it restricts and conflicts with principles of universal suffrage; the legitimacy of this practice is a matter of some controversy."
Bakground: McCoy v. Commissioner of Public Safety, 300 Conn. 144 (2011):
"We conclude that a breach of § 14-227a does not fall within the motor vehicle violation exception to the definition of a criminal "offense" pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-24 (a) and, therefore, a second conviction under § 14-227a within a ten year period is a felony because it carries with it a term of imprisonment of up to two years."