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Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Filed under: Voting Rights
Washington State Initiative to Expand Jail Ballot Access Faces Local Pushback by David Reutter by David M. Reutter As of January 23, 2023, only $250,000 had been tapped of a $2.5 million allocation made by the Washington legislature in 2022 for grants to counties to ease ballot access for those …
Brief • July 19, 2023
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition v. Desantis, FL, Complaint, Voter Rights, 2023 Case 1:23-cv-22688-XXXX Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/19/2023 Page 1 of 74 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FLORIDA RIGHTS RESTORATION COALITION, RHOSHANDA JONES, ANGEL SANCHEZ, AUTUMN WAITE, and BRANDON WALTHOUR, Plaintiffs, EM O …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Polling Stations Inside Jails Combat Voter Disenfranchisement by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders America’s carceral system strips millions of people of many privileges as citizens. Even when released, some of those privileges are not regained. Take voting, for instance. Felons – with rare exceptions in a couple of states – …
Florida Makes Parolees Criminally Liable for Accidental Voter Registration Fraud by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida took a significant step towards charging more ex-convicts with voter fraud, eight days after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced the first 20 arrests in August 2022. [See: PLN, Jan. 2023, p.18.] On …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Former Felons Elected to Rhode Island Legislature by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On January 4, 2023, a pair of former felons joined the Rhode Island House of Representatives. The two Democrats, Leonela Felix, 35, and Cherie Cruz, 50, say their shared mission is to help people rebuild …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Florida Arrests Ex-Felons for Voter Fraud by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 18, 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced the first fruits of an investigation into allegations of voter fraud tied to the 2020 election. The state Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested 20 ex-felons that …
Ex-Prisoner Re-Elected to New York State Assembly by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders One of the most unjust consequences of mass incarceration in America is that it removes millions of citizens from the political process. Most prisoners lose voting privileges at least through their parole, though sometimes for life. But …
Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022
Impact of Felons’ Voting Minimal, MIT Researchers Find by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Mass incarceration disenfran­chises millions in America, especially the economically disadvantaged who make up the majority of those incarcerated. Though the rationale for barring felons from voting is multifaceted, one argument is that a bloc of voting …
Article • August 1, 2022 • from PLN August, 2022
Filed under: Voting, Voting Rights
Floridians Face Prison for Voting from Jail by Panagioti Tsolkas, Jenifer Lockwood Tough-on-Crime Republicans Retaliate Against Rights Restoration Efforts by Jenifer Lockwood and Panagioti Tsolkas In February 2022, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) concluded an eight-month investigation involving the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office’s effort to register …
Publication • 2022
Filed under: Voting Rights
Voting in Jails-July 2022 VOTING IN JAILS ADVOCACY STRATEGIES TO #UNLOCKtheVOTE “My voice should be heard, even from the incarcerated state.” Frank Baker was detained in Texas’ Harris County Jail but didn’t know he was eligible to vote until the advocacy group, Houston Justice, helped him register. He wishes the …
Article • December 1, 2021 • from PLN December, 2021
Disenfranchisement the Old Fashioned Way by Jayson Hawkins A federal district court judge looks at the history and impact of keeping prisoners from the polls by Jayson Hawkins In the aftermath of the 2020 election, legislatures across the nation responded to claims of election fraud by proposing a flurry of …
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
Filed under: Voting Rights
Prisoner Voting Population Grows as Illinois Bill Extends Polling Sites to County Jails by The push to restrict voting rights and limit access to polling locations has gained momentum in the past several months. Advancing the false claims of excessive fraud and a rigged election by former President Donald Trump, …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
New Clemency Rules Expected to Expedite Civil Rights Restoration in Florida by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Florida Cabinet and Governor Ron DeSantis collaborated to restructure the state’s clemency rules, streamlining the application process and automating certain aspects in an effort to expedite civil rights restoration for ex-offenders. The …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Filed under: Voting Rights
Washington Gives Right to Vote to 20,000 People Previously Incarcerated by Juliette LaMarr by Juliette LaMarr Washington state has moved to restore voting rights to people with felonies upon their release from prison, according to an April 7, 2021 article in The Seattle Times. With votes being largely along party …
Publication • 2021
Akron Law Review, OH, the Continuing and Unlawful Exclusion of Qualified Ex-Offenders From Jury Service in Ohio, 2021 Akron Law Review Volume 54 Issue 2 Criminal Justice Reform Issue Article 2 2021 The Continuing and Unlawful Exclusion of Qualified Ex-Offenders from Jury Service in Ohio Jordan Berman Follow this and …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Voting Rights
Ballots for All - Ensuring Eligible Wisconsinites in Jail Have Equal Access to Voting, 2021 ALL VOTING IS LOCAL LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF WISCONSIN ACLU OF WISCONSIN Ballots for All: Ensuring Eligible Wisconsinites in Jail Have Equal Access to Voting Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 BACKGROUND 3 RESULTS FROM …
Article • March 28, 2021
Congress Tackles Restoring Voting Rights to Felons, Makes Remarkable Progress by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell  More and more states across the country have been coming around and allowing those with felony records to vote, some even allowing prisoners to vote. Now Congress has jumped on-board, the House of Representatives …
Article • March 7, 2021
Democrat Controlled Legislature Introduces Two Bills to Abolish Oregon’s 164-Year Old Felon Disenfranchisement Law by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson “Individuals who commit crimes need to be held accountable, but they should not be stripped of their rights as a citizen,” said Oregon state Senator Floyd Prozanski, chair of the …
Tennessee Conference of NAACP v. Lee, TN, Class Action Complaint, Voting Rights for Former Felons, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION TENNESSEE CONFERENCE of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for the ADVANCEMENT of COLORED PEOPLE, on behalf of itself and its members, and …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Florida Spent $1.7 Million, and Counting, to Impede Felon Voting Rights by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida’s legal battle to defend a 2019 law that requires felons to pay all “legal financial obligations” (LFOs) to be eligible to vote has cost taxpayers over $1.7 million, according to state …
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