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1 out of every 40 Americans are convicted felons? Edit: 1 out of 40 Americans are disenfranchised due to being a convicted felon?
by creaghpatr 9y ago
1 out of every 40 Americans are convicted felons?
Edit: 1 out of 40 Americans are disenfranchised due to being a convicted felon?
- mikestew 9y ago"In the national elections in 2012, the various state felony disenfranchisement laws together blocked an estimated 5.85 million felons from voting, up from 1.2 million in 1976. This comprised 2.5% of the potential voters in general." (emphasis mine) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement#Current_practices https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement#Curr...