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'Discriminatory' North Carolina Law Criminalizing Felon Voting Struck Down
23 Apr 2024 22:27 GMT
Democracy defenders on Tuesday hailed a ruling from a U.S. federal judge striking down a 19th-century North Carolina law criminalizing people who vote while on parole, probation, or post-release supervision due to a felony conviction.
In Monday's …
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Federal judge strikes down felon voting law in North Carolina, alleging ‘discriminatory intent’
23 Apr 2024 22:21 GMT
A federal judge struck down a North Carolina law making it illegal for felons to vote before their rights have been restored, with the court finding the law had "discriminatory intent."
The ruling does not change state law to allow felons to vote …
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Judge strikes down North Carolina felon voting law
23 Apr 2024 15:11 GMT
A federal judge has struck down a North Carolina law criminalizing voting for people with felony convictions.
The law, originally passed in 1877, made it a Class I felony for people who vote in North Carolina without having their rights restored.
But on …
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Federal judge strikes down NC crime for felon voting
23 Apr 2024 01:16 GMT
… plaintiffs’ complaint that the felon voting crime “was originally … of North Carolina’s felon voting restrictions turned their attention … the state’s felon voting restrictions in April 2023 … Initiative v. Moore had challenged felon voting restrictions — § 13-1 …
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Nebraska advocates cheer law restoring felon voting rights upon release
20 Apr 2024 00:10 GMT
Jasmine Harris, director of public policy and advocacy at RISE, speaks during a news conference regarding the passage of LB20 on Friday at the Nebraska State Capitol. LB20 eliminates the current two-year voting waiting period and restores voting rights to …
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Advocates plan ‘boots on the ground’ efforts to reach Nebraskans affected by new felon voting law
19 Apr 2024 21:29 GMT
LINCOLN — Roughly 7,000 Nebraskans today can directly benefit from a newly passed state law that eliminates a two-year waiting period and immediately restores voting rights to felons upon completion of their sentence, advocates of the law said Friday.
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Felon voting rights bill becomes law in Nebraska without governor's signature
19 Apr 2024 01:44 GMT
… a bill that will let felons vote when they complete their sentences …
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Nebraska Passes Bill to Eliminate Wait Period for Felon Voter Rights
18 Apr 2024 22:40 GMT
On 2024’s final legislative day in the Nebraska Unicameral, lawmakers finalized a bill removing a mandatory two-year waiting period for Nebraskans who have completed a felony sentence to vote.
The bill, LB20, will become law without a signature from the …
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North Carolina has good reason for early Law Day celebration
23 Apr 2024 10:52 GMT
… Carolina’s 50-year-old felon voting law.
“Our state constitution ties …
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Illegal Alien Voting Isn't Swaying Federal Elections
22 Apr 2024 22:55 GMT
… or nonexistent persons or ineligible felons vote, and on and on. Now …