Very disappointing move by Virginia Gov. Northam.
He is proposing restoring voting rights to ppl who finish all their sentence, incl. probation & parole.
But 19 states already allow anyone not in prison to vote: Californians just approved that 60/40!
virginiamercury.com/2021/01/11/vir…
He is proposing restoring voting rights to ppl who finish all their sentence, incl. probation & parole.
But 19 states already allow anyone not in prison to vote: Californians just approved that 60/40!
virginiamercury.com/2021/01/11/vir…
Since 2017 it's become default move for Dem-run states to pass laws enabling at least anyone who is not incarcerated to vote.
Nevada, Colorado, New Jersey, and California did this in 2019/2020, joining 15 states who already had these rules.
Virginia falls way short of that.
Nevada, Colorado, New Jersey, and California did this in 2019/2020, joining 15 states who already had these rules.
Virginia falls way short of that.
And not just Dem states! Ohio, Indiana, Utah, and other red states allow anyone who is not presently incarcerated to vote.
(Louisiana in fact just enabled some people on probation & parole to vote in a 2018 law.)
Will the bill pushed by Virginia Dems really fall short of that?
(Louisiana in fact just enabled some people on probation & parole to vote in a 2018 law.)
Will the bill pushed by Virginia Dems really fall short of that?
For purposes of this thread, I did not get into question of enabling people who are still incarcerated to vote. (Which some VA groups are pushing for.)
But in 2021, it's out of even the Dem Party-mainstream (plus of states like UT or IN) to disenfranchise people not in prison.
But in 2021, it's out of even the Dem Party-mainstream (plus of states like UT or IN) to disenfranchise people not in prison.
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