The Supreme Court ruled today to deny Florida felons the right to vote if they have not paid financial restitution relating to their crimes first. The matter was decided by a count of 6-3, with liberal Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, …
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New York’s Governor Cuomo has signed an executive order allowing convicted felons the right to vote. Their voting rights would be reinstated once they are released on parole.
Cuomo had proposed a bill in the New York State Legislature …
Continue ReadingA federal judge in Florida has ruled that a state law prohibiting former convicted felons from voting is unconstitutional. “A person convicted of a crime may have long ago exited the prison cell and completed probation,” U.S. District Judge Mark …
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