Alan S. Gerber, Gregory A. Huber, Marc Meredith, Daniel R. Biggers and David J. Hendry have written this article for AJPS.  Here is the abstract: Funding for this research was provided by Yale University and the Institution for Social and Policy Studies. … Continue reading →

Brent Staples NYT Editorial Observer column. … Continue reading →

The new poll from libertarian Reason magazine says that “73 percent of Americans favor restoring voting rights to nonviolent drug offenders who have served their sentences, with strong majorities among Democrats, Independents, and Republicans.”  And yes, they polled beyond the … Continue reading →

According to this story, the idea has some bipartisan support, including from Sen. Rand Paul. … Continue reading →

Emily Bazelon writes for Slate. … Continue reading →

Press release: An Alameda County Superior Court judge today ruled that Secretary of State Debra Bowen illegally stripped tens of thousands of people of their voting rights two years ago. His ruling said people on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) and … Continue reading →

AP: “Iowa elections officials will continue to bar convicted felons from voting despite a landmark state Supreme Court ruling that suggests not all of them lost their voting rights, a spokesman said Wednesday.” … Continue reading →

Ryan Koopmans: We didn’t have to wait long for the Supreme Court to decide its most important case of the term.  Last Tuesday, the justices heard arguments over whether a second OWI offense is an “infamous crime” under the Iowa … Continue reading →

Press release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) has introduced a bill, S. 2235, the Democracy Restoration Act that would reduce recidivism rates by restoring voting rights to individuals after they have served their time and have been released from incarceration. … Continue reading →

Project Vote release. … Continue reading →

WSJ oped: The U.S. attorney general told us that statistics can be read to show that felon disenfranchisement laws actually promote recidivism. He said that such laws, which vary from state to state, are rooted in outdated notions going back … Continue reading →

The Des Moines Register reports. … Continue reading →

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Gov. Bob McDonnell today will announce that he is automatically restoring the voting rights of nonviolent felons on an individual basis. The sweeping administrative action – while not an instantaneous blanket restoration – is as far as the … Continue reading →

Alec Ewald has written this Essay for the Yale Law Journal Online.  Here is the abstract: This Essay replies to Richard Re and Christopher Re’s Voting and Vice. That article, recently published in The Yale Law Journal, demonstrates that the … Continue reading →

State of Elections: “The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday granted the State’s summary judgment motion on substantive and procedural due process challenges to Virginia’s voter reinstatement process for convicted felons, as well as an Eight Amendment challenge to the … Continue reading →

News from Virginia: “Gov. Bob McDonnell called for automatic restoration of civil rights for nonviolent felons during his annual State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday night, committing his prestige to a proposal that his own party has resisted for years.” … Continue reading →

John Ghaelian has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly).  Here is the abstract: The right to vote is a right that many Americans cherish. But for over five million Americans the right to vote is something … Continue reading →