Republican Senator from Texas Ted Cruz. (Photo by MICHAEL REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 12:50 PM PT – Thursday, April 22, 2021 Critics said at a time when confidence in U.S. elections is at an all-time low, Americans have called for strong voting security, but Democrats have done the opposite. On Wednesday, the New York State Assembly passed a bill to automatically restore voting rights for all prisoners immediately upon release regardless of their crime. Incarcerated individuals would not have to wait until the final date of their sentence to register to vote or vote in an election. BREAKING: The New York State Assembly just passed S.830B, which would automatically restore voting rights for all New Yorkers upon release from prison. The legislature must now send it to the Governor for his signature.