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Here are some details on how Gov. Beshear's order of voting rights impacts ex-felons.        

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BING NEWS:
  • Opinion: Legislature should keep talking on restoring felon voting rights
    Republican majorities in the state House and Senate have different opinions on whether Mississippi should change the way it decides whether people convicted of any of 22 felonies should be permanently ...
    06/16/2024 - 1:09 am | View Link
  • Trump’s special treatment in Florida is a privilege other felons don’t get | Opinion
    Ron DeSantis’ vow to help Trump sounds hypocritical given his past efforts to undermine Amendment 4. | Opinion ...
    06/15/2024 - 2:44 am | View Link
  • Changes sought in Florida felon voting process
    State election officials on Friday listened to suggestions about how to update the process for convicted felons to seek what are known as advisory opinions about their eligibility to vote.
    06/14/2024 - 10:22 am | View Link
  • Bad Takes: Taking voting rights from people convicted of felonies is a form of ballot suppression
    Disenfranchisement laws date back to the Jim Crow era, and they primarily targeted Black people, according to experts.
    06/11/2024 - 10:31 am | View Link
  • Nevada has a plan to expand electronic voting. That concerns election security experts
    What some see as a small measure of justice to equalize voting rights raises security concerns for others as the nation braces for what is expected to be another contentious presidential election.
    06/11/2024 - 7:29 am | View Link
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BING SEARCH:
  • Felon Voting Laws By State
    States determine whether people with felony convictions can vote. Learn your state's law in FindLaw.com's chart on felon voting rights.
    06/13/2024 - 10:21 am | View Website
  • Why can't felons vote? : NPR
    Why can't felons vote? An estimated 2% of the U.S. voting age population is ineligible to cast a ballot due to a felony conviction. State-level felon disenfranchisement rates vary...
    06/13/2024 - 10:07 am | View Website
  • State Voting Laws & Policies for People with Felony Convictions
    On May 20, 2022, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced he would restore voting (and other civil) rights to 3,496 people with felony convictions who have completed their sentences. The Youngkin administration stated rights would be restored “on an ongoing basis.”
    06/13/2024 - 6:32 am | View Website
  • Guide to State Voting Rules That Apply After a Criminal Conviction
    state-by-state rules about voting after a criminal conviction could apply to them. Who keeps the right to vote and who can regain that right—and how—differs from state to state, and it depends on state law.
    06/13/2024 - 3:04 am | View Website
  • Felon Voting Rights
    Between 1996 and 2008, 28 states passed new laws on felon voting rights. Seven repealed lifetime disenfranchisement laws, at least for some ex-offenders. Two gave probationers the right to vote. Seven improved data-sharing procedures among state agencies.
    06/13/2024 - 2:07 am | View Website
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