ACLU Also Responds to Liptak One Person, One Vote Prisoner Piece
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Category Archives: felon voting
“The NY Times column on Evenwel and prison gerrymandering hinges on superficial contradictions”
The Prison Gerrymandering Project responds to Adam Liptak:
The Evenwel plaintiffs seek to entirely exclude all non-citizens from redistricting counts, regardless of their residence in, and strong ties to, the community in which they are counted. By contrast, the… Continue reading
“Prison population affecting Florida’s redistricting fight”
Miami Herald:
Florida’s prison population is fast becoming a point of contention in the Legislature’s attempt to redraw the state’s congressional districts.
The last Census counted more than 160,000 people in Florida correctional facilities, and they cannot vote. But… Continue reading
“Secretary Padilla Ends Appeal of Scott v. Bowen Case; Settlement will Restore Voting Rights to Thousands of Californians “
Release:
In a ruling last year, the Alameda Superior Court concluded that low-level offenders who are subject to mandatory supervision or post-release community supervision under the Public Safety Realignment Act are eligible to register to vote under Article II,… Continue reading
“W&M Law’s Revive My Vote project receives Knight Foundation grant”
Release:
William & Mary Law School’s Revive My Vote is pleased to announce it has received a grant of $230,000 through the Knight News Challenge, a grant program aimed at better informing voters and increasing civic participation before, during,… Continue reading
“McAuliffe says unpaid court fees won’t impede rights restoration”
The latest from Va.
“A Bad Voting Ban for Maryland”
NYT editorial:
What is the logic behind state laws that deny the vote to people who have been convicted of a felony, even after they are released from prison? The short and easy answer is: there isn’t any.
For… Continue reading
“Maryland governor vetoes felon voting rights bill”
“Help Baltimore by Restoring Voting Rights to Ex-Felons”
“Return the Right to Vote for ‘Missing Men'”
“Push to restore voting rights for felons gathers momentum”
Zack Roth for MSNBC.
“Restoration of voting rights ought to be automatic”
“Can Incarcerated Felons Be (Re)integrated into the Political System? Results from a Field Experiment”
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… Continue reading
“Felons to Get Faster Voting Process”
News from VA: “Gov. Terry McAuliffe plans to announce today that he will shrink the time violent felons must wait to seek reinstatement of their voting rights and will remove some offenses from that list.”