Oregon Set to Expand Voting Rights to People in Prison
From today’s NBC News: Oregon state Democrats have advanced a bill that would allow people who are incarcerated in the state to vote. If enacted, the bill would make the…
Oregon Lawmakers Aim to Expand Voting Rights to Incarcerated Oregonians
From today’s Portland Mercury: In late 2019, State Senator Michael Dembrow and his colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee met with a group of incarcerated Oregonians presenting research on issues…
Minnesota Legislature Moves To Restore Voting Rights for Felons
From today’s Minneapolis Star-Tribune: The Rev. Brian Herron of Zion Baptist Church in Minneapolis visited the state Capitol last week to urge restoration of voting rights to former felons immediately…
Thousands of North Carolina Felons Can Now Register and Vote
From today’s Associated Press Online: Tens of thousands of people serving punishments for felony convictions in North Carolina but who aren’t behind bars can now register to vote and cast…
Stop Delaying the North Carolina Court Order Reinstating Felons’ Voting Rights
From today’s Charlotte Observer: For the past 18 years, I’ve been executive director of Community Success Initiative (CSI), a nonprofit based in Raleigh that works on behalf of people who…
WI Disenfranchisement Laws Deny Voting Rights After Convicts Serve Time
From today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Under the buzz of hair clippers, men sitting in Much Better barbershop didn’t ponder New Year’s Eve plans or talk shop on the Bucks or…
Minnesota Appeals Court Turns Back Push to Restore Felon Voting Rights
From today’s Minneapolis Star-Tribune: The Minnesota Court of Appeals this week became the second court in two years to reject a lawsuit seeking to restore voting rights to Minnesotans who…
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam restores voting rights for ex-felons
From today’s Axios Online: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) restored the voting rights of 69,000 former felons on Tuesday through executive action, the governor’s office announced in a statement. Why…
How Republicans Undermined Ex-Felon Voting Rights in Florida
From today’s New York Times: Jeff Gruver voted for the first time ever in March, casting an enthusiastic ballot for Bernie Sanders in Florida’s presidential primary. He was planning to…
Federal appeals court blocks felons from voting in Florida who owe fines and fees
From today’s Washington Post: A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that hundreds of thousands of felons in Florida who still owe fines and fees may not register to vote,…