The Justice Department Voting Section has engaged the contentious issue of felon voting.  The 50 states have a variety of laws regarding felon voting.  Many states don't allow felons to vote, ever.  Some states let prisoners vote.  Other states allow felons to seek a restoration of their right to vote.  Up until recently, the Justice Department has stayed out of the issue entirely because it has nothing to do with Federal law.  But as of May 2010, the Justice Department has posted assistance to help felons seek a restoration of their right to vote and participate in upcoming elections.  This assistance was likely prepared with the use of significant Voting Section resources through a survey of the states.  It is unclear what statutory provision of Federal law relates to felon voting and what justification is offered for the expenditure of these resources, other than the desire to see felons get their right to vote restored.   The site helpfully provides:

"Because each state or territory is different in its requirements and procedures, the best source of reliable information is the appropriate agency or office for the state in which you are interested. Listed below are web site for each state or territory. Where a state has posted specific information regarding the process by which individual can have his or her rights restored, the link is to that information. If not, we have provided the link to more general voter registration information for the state."