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  • Released felons gain right to vote in Maryland following veto override

    02/09/2016 9:52:02 AM PST · by House Atreides · 99 replies
    The Baltimore Sun ^ | February 9, 2016 | Erin Cox
    The Maryland Senate narrowly overrode Gov. Larry Hogan's final veto from last year's General Assembly session, paving the way to reinstate voting rights to felons before they complete probation or parole. The 29-18 vote on Tuesday puts the law on the books 30 days from now and represents a political defeat for Hogan, a Republican. The bill was the sixth that Hogan vetoed last year, and the sixth the Democrat-controlled General Assembly reinstated. The vote, twice delayed in order to muster enough support, followed an expansive debate that touched on resolving racial disparities in the criminal justice system and protecting...
  • Some Maryland felons to get vote

    04/07/2002 8:34:54 AM PDT · by Tumbleweed_Connection · 3 replies · 86+ views
    Washington Times ^ | 4/7/02 | Margie Hyslop
    <p>Twice-convicted felons would be allowed to vote in Maryland under a bill that the General Assembly voted final approval yesterday.</p> <p>Felons convicted of a second violent crime would be permanently barred from voting, but felons convicted of a second nonviolent felony would be allowed to vote three years after completing their sentences and paying any fines and restitution.</p>