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For Those Once Behind Bars, A Nudge to the Voting Booth. August 11, 2008. By Krissah Williams Thompson.
For Pa.’s returning citizens, getting into the voting booth can be an uphill battle. There is no database that logs if people who were once convicted of a felony register to vote or even if they do ...
Colorado will offer in-person voting behind bars in November Gov. Jared Polis signed a first-of-its-kind bill that aims to make it easier for incarcerated people awaiting trial or serving time for ...
There's a segment of the voting-age population that few politicians talk about: Those with prior felony convictions. But it's estimated that nearly 6 million people — 2.5 percent of the ...
Convicted felons, voting from behind bars. In July, ... Department of Corrections Director Quincy L. Booth told WUSA9 many of the inmates didn't believe it was actually true.
The state’s Supreme Court upheld the law in January, blocking many people from taking part in the presidential primary there on March 17. A federal appeals court has declared the law unconstitutional, ...
Louisiana voters can snap selfies in the voting booth Nov. 8, but it's not exactly encouraged. (The Associated Press) This election marks the third presidential contest since Steve Jobs unveiled ...