Thanks to a law that took effect in March, people previously convicted of felonies can now vote in Maryland without having to complete parole or probation. Etta Myers is director at the Maryland Justice Project. Photo courtesy Maryland Justice Project. Staffers with the Maryland Justice Project carry voting registration forms with them everywhere, co-founder Monica Cooper says. Greg Carpenter is one of the ex-offenders whose voting rights were restored by the law that went into effect in March.