This info came from Senator Dianne Feinstein's office in July. It was also distributed from various news agencies.
"House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution Chairman Russ Feingold (D-WI) introduced bills in both chambers of Congress today that will restore voting rights to millions of American citizens with past felony convictions. An estimated 5.3 million citizens cannot vote as a result of felony convictions, and nearly 4 million of those individuals are living and working in their communities. The Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 is a welcome measure that will establish a uniform standard restoring voting rights in federal elections to millions of Americans who are not incarcerated, but continue to be denied their ability to fully participate in civic life."
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And, just to clarify, in California the rule is:
ReplyDelete"Probation On, Parole Off" which means that if you have a felony conviction and you are on probation and/or off parole you CAN vote in California elections...
RECAP: CAN YOU VOTE:
ON PROBATION = YES
OFF PAROLE = YES
ON PAROLE = NO, not until you get off parole...