In Just Two States, All Prisoners Can Vote. Here's Why Few Do.

The Marshall Project ^ | June 11, 2019 | Nicole Lewis

[Norski]

"When Sen. Bernie Sanders championed voting rights for prisoners during a CNN town hall, he spotlighted an intensifying national debate about why going to prison means losing the right to vote.

In only two states, Maine and Vermont, all prisoners are eligible to vote. However, some prisoners in Mississippi, Alaska and Alabama can vote while incarcerated, depending on their convictions. Sanders is the sole presidential candidate to support the idea of prisoners voting, regardless of their crimes. His stance may reflect the reality that his home state of Vermont, and its neighbor Maine, have long-established procedures, and general public acceptance, of people voting from behind bars. This story was published in partnership with Mother Jones.

The idea is percolating in other states, however. In June, six of the 13 councilmembers in Washington, D.C. endorsed legislation that would let the city’s prisoners vote. Legislators in Massachusetts, Hawaii, New Mexico and Virginia introduced measures to allow prisoners to vote earlier this year. None succeeded, but several others states are making it easier for people to vote once they leave prison. In May, Nevada’s governor signed a bill that automatically restores voting rights for parolees. And, last year, voters in Florida re-enfranchised nearly 1.5 million residents with felony convictions while Louisiana restored voting rights for nearly 36,000 people convicted of felonies. Lawmakers are still considering similar proposals in Connecticut, New Jersey and Nebraska. "

[Amendment10]

"When Sen. Bernie Sanders championed voting rights for [Democrat-supporting] prisoners [??? emphasis added] during a CNN town hall, he spotlighted an intensifying national debate about why going to prison means losing the right to vote."

FR: Never Accept the Premise of Your Opponent’s Argument

Regardless what misguided, post-17th Amendment ratification Sen. Sanders wants us to think about politically correct voting rights for criminals, patriots are reminded that Section 2 of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment makes it clear that criminals don’t have the right to vote.

”14th Amendment, Section 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime [emphases added], the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State."

Remember in November 2020!

MAGA! Now KAG! (Keep America Great!)

Laura Ingraham: “Make America Greater!”

[Hieronymus]

I’d be happy with that, but requiring that they be married to a woman who was mother of at least two children of the voter would turn things up another notch.

Heads of household looking out for everyone.

[Norski]

May we ask you to please re-post an analysis of the “Delphi Technique and how to disrupt it, for the benefit of FR.

The link to do so is nonfunctional.

Thank you.

[Seruzawa]

Yes. That seems most likely.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

If prisoners are allowed to vote, I hope they have access to resources to educate themselves about the candidates and platforms.

Yeah, the unionRAT guards probably tell them everything they need to know.