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You could also just use the last place they lived in before prison.
by Taek 1y ago
You could also just use the last place they lived in before prison.
- sfilmeyer 1y agoThat makes sense along the lines of their second proposal, but doesn't address the concerns of the first. Part of democracy means voting for the folks who govern you, but a prisoner might be left unable to vote in an election for the local state or municipal governments.
- Terr_ 1y agoFore example, someone with a 10+ year sentence has a compelling interest in local candidates that have different platforms that will affect the parole-rules and phone-call-costs next year.
- smelendez 1y agoYou could let them choose between that and where they're locked up. I think that's generally how it's worked for college students, although some states are now trying to keep them from voting in their college towns.