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... A FELONY! Conviction would mean you couldn't vote for a while, and would have to apply to regain that right. ...
Although there's no explicit law here against doing it, i really don't know if "doctor shopping" to obtain controlled substances has been held to be illegal. Maybe an appeals court ruled that it's fraud or deceitful and is therefore illegal. I don't know.
State laws vary, folks. See the quote above as proof of it. My state is pretty liberal, but not when it comes to letting felons vote. The only way a convicted felon who lives here can regain the right to vote is to get pardoned by the governor of the state that convicted him or her (or have the conviction vacated by a court). Felons can't vote forever. There is no time limit and no application process for felons who want to vote. If they're a felon, they can't vote.
Please don't assume that just because your state has some law that it's the law in every state.
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