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In the UK you don't lose your voting rights after a conviction. That is specific to the USA, where you lose a bunch of rights if you are a felon.
by nibbleshifter 4y ago
In the UK you don't lose your voting rights after a conviction.
That is specific to the USA, where you lose a bunch of rights if you are a felon.
- t-3 4y agoMost US states don't remove the right to vote from a felon unless they are incarcerated or on parole (and many not even then). Employment discrimination is generally more of an issue than civil rights for felons, because almost noone supports hiring felons anywhere.
- lazide 4y agoTIL link for those curious [https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/voter-restoration/felony-disenfranchisement-laws-map https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/voter-restoration/...]. Looks like only a couple permanent-disenfranchisers.