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False. Felons can vote.
False. Felons can vote.
Red flag to let you know, the P is trash.
Red flag to let you know, the P is trash.
He made sure to mention they were lesbians because it is no secret the Black community isn't the most welcoming to homosexuality. We gotta call a spade a spade. If there were 5 influential leaders of a movement and 1 of them was an openly gay man, there would be a percentage of Black Americans that would choose not to support it because of his sexuality.
Not so fast.
Voting rights for convicted felons vary substantially from state to state. As of December 2019, in 47 states (as well as Washington, D.C.), convicted felons could not vote while incarcerated, but could regain the right to vote upon their release or at some point thereafter. In two states—Maine and Vermont—felons retained the right to vote during incarceration. In one state—Iowa—convicted felons never regained the right to vote.[1][2][3][4]
Generally, governors across the United States may exercise the executive authority to restore voting rights on an individual basis. The policies described in this article deal with automatic or wide-ranging restoration of voting rights for convicted felons. For example, Iowa state policy does not provide for automatic or wide-ranging restoration of voting rights for convicted felons, hence its classification as a state in which convicted felons never regain the right to vote. However, Iowa's governor may, on an individual basis, restore voting rights to specific felons.
Voting rights by state
The table below summarizes voting rights for convicted felons in each of the 50 states as of December 2019.[2][3][4]
- In two states, convicted felons always retained the right to vote: Maine and Vermont.
- In one state, convicted felons never regained the right to vote: Iowa. The government may opt to restore an individual's voting rights.
- In three states, voting rights were restored to a convicted felon immediately upon completion of prison and parole time: California, Connecticut, and New York.
- In eight states, felons with certain convictions never regained the right to vote. The government may opt to restore an individual's voting rights. In Arizona, the government must opt to restore voting rights for individuals with two or more felony convictions. Voting rights are automatically restored to an individual with one felony conviction upon completion of his or her sentence.
- In 17 states and Washington, D.C., voting rights were restored to a convicted felon immediately upon completion of his or her prison sentence.
- In 19 states, voting rights were restored to a convicted felon upon completion of his or her sentence, including prison time, parole, and probation.[5]
Voting rights for people convicted of a felony
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