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Not only this, but in many cases felons permanently lose their right to vote, even after they serve their sentence. Edit: I stand corrected, this is true in so
by whakim 5y ago
Not only this, but in many cases felons permanently lose their right to vote, even after they serve their sentence.
Edit: I stand corrected, this is true in some states but not others.
- drdavid 5y agoYou may want to see this: https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/voter-restoration/felony-disenfranchisement-laws-map https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/voter-restoration/...
- whakim 5y agoI stand corrected. Thanks for this.
- drdavid 5y agoI used to think the same thing, until I read an article that made me look into it. The article I read was a local affair that pointed out that inmates are encouraged (in my state, Maine) to file absentee ballots in the town they lived in prior to incarceration. There are just a couple of states that allow that, but I learned that quite a few jurisdictions restore rights after incarceration, after probation, etc...
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