It doesn’t. It varies by state, but most states allow convicted felons to vote after completing their sentence. Only about ten states permanently revoke voting rights, but even then, it’s not for all felonies, and voting rights can still be restored in some cases.
23 states let you vote after prison. 9 fully stop you off your rights. DC & 2 State let you vote from prison. The others are some level of parole or parole and probation.
Which means overall 9/51 are full loss: everywhere else you can theoretically get it back.
Tbf I think felons should be allowed to vote.
… Unless your felony was committed while voting. That seems like an exception…
It’s insane that being convinced of a crime makes you ineligible to vote in the USA. Other countries don’t have this.
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It doesn’t. It varies by state, but most states allow convicted felons to vote after completing their sentence. Only about ten states permanently revoke voting rights, but even then, it’s not for all felonies, and voting rights can still be restored in some cases.
They are. Most states allow felons to vote after completing their sentence.
I dug into this more because I was under the impression it was the case that most states did not: here’s what I found
https://felonvoting.procon.org/state-felon-voting-laws/
23 states let you vote after prison. 9 fully stop you off your rights. DC & 2 State let you vote from prison. The others are some level of parole or parole and probation.
Which means overall 9/51 are full loss: everywhere else you can theoretically get it back.
Canada does this, polling stations in prison because its a universal right for all citizens