from the Governor or an action by the parole or pardon board, depending on the offense and State. Individuals convicted of a Federal offense often have additional barriers to regaining voting rights. (10) State disenfranchisement laws disproportionately impact racial and ethnic minorities. More than 7 percent of the African-American population, or 2,200,000 African-Americans, are disenfranchised. Currently, 1 of every 13 African-Americans are rendered unable to vote because of felony disenfranchisement, which is a rate more than 4 times greater than non-African-Americans. Over 7 percent of African-American adults are disenfranchised whereas only 1.8 percent of non-African-Americans are. In 4 States (Kentucky, 26 percent