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  • Jack Kemp Says Ex-Felons Should Be Able to Vote

    10/18/2005 4:19:17 PM PDT · by linkinpunk · 140 replies · 1,968+ views
    AP ^ | 10/18/05
    Jack Kemp Says Ex-Felons Should Be Able to Vote By JEFFREY McMURRAY ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) - Jack Kemp, the former Republican vice presidential candidate and HUD secretary, urged Congress on Tuesday to require states to restore voting rights for felons once they complete their sentences. Kemp, who was Bob Dole's running mate in 1996, made the recommendation during the first in a series of hearings about the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits literacy tests, poll taxes and other infringements on minority voting. Some key provisions of the 40-year-old law expire in 2007. One requires areas with a history of...