1. (a) A person who is:

   1. (1) convicted of a crime; and

   2. (2) imprisoned following conviction;

      is deprived of the right of suffrage by the general assembly pursuant to Article 2, Section 8 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

2. (b) A person described in subsection (a) is ineligible to register under this article during the period that the person is:

   1. (1) imprisoned; or
   2. (2) otherwise subject to lawful detention.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.22.