Could felons ever vote? An estimated 6.1 million Americans could not vote during the 2016 Presidential Election because of a felony conviction. Each state can set its own rules on whether and how felons can vote.. But, the issue has become a big topic in the 2020 presidential race. Is the right to vote being used as a political tool?
SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Sentencing Project’s Felony Disenfranchisement: A Primer
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Challenging Criminal Disenfranchisement Under the Voting Rights Act: A New Strategy [ Ссылка ]
'A Chicken-Stealer Shall Lose His Vote': Disfranchisement for Larceny in the South, 1874-1890 [ Ссылка ]
Voting Rights Restoration Efforts in Virginia [ Ссылка ]
The Politics of the Restoration of Ex-Felon Voting Rights: The Case of Iowa [ Ссылка ]
Public Attitudes Towards Felon Disenfranchisement in the United States [ Ссылка ]
CREDITS
Writer: Nora Neus
Producer: Jeesoo Park
Editor: Jesse Threatt
Image research: Bela Quintero
Supervising Producer: Allison Brown
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