Dan Kane and Ryan Teague Beckwith, Staff Writers Candidates will soon have to fess up.

Under a bill passed unanimously in the Senate on Monday, candidates for state legislature, boards of county commissioners and school boards will have to state whether they have been convicted of a felony upon filing.

Formerly felonious candidates will have to fill out a short form from the State Board of Elections that discloses the offense, the county and state it was in, the date of conviction and the date they got their voting rights restored.

Failing to fill out the form property would be a Class I felony. (more…)