Felony Disenfranchisement Map 2022

This law silences the voices of over 9 of the total voting age population including over 26 of the black voting age population. In the map below click on any state for a summary of its current laws on criminal disenfranchisement. An Intertwined History Erin Kelley 2017 A piece examining the historical roots of criminal disenfranchisement laws that today strip voting rights from millions of US. Permanent disenfranchisement for at least some people with criminal convictions.

State Voting Laws Policies For People With Felony Convictions Felon Voting Procon Org

Carroll This Note argues that the United States practice of disenfranchising people with felony convictions runs counter to modern human rights law as expressed in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

Felony Disenfranchisement Map 2022. The earliest this could be completed would be in 2022. Anyone convicted of a felony loses the right to vote for life. The New Jersey State Bar Association recently wrote a letter to Senator Ronald Rice and Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter in support of their legislation to end felony disenfranchisement in New Jersey.

Now more than 42 of the felony offenders on probation or supervision and who are disenfranchised are Black according to a court document. Since 2016 though the states governors have systematically restored peoples voting rights via executive action upon completion of their sentence including terms of prison probation and parole. On April 7 2021 Washington Gov.

Now more than 42 of. Southern states have some of the nations highest felony disenfranchisement rates but organizing efforts are underway to bring those numbers down. Map from Locked Out 2020 by the Sentencing Project Share on Twitter Submit to Reddit Share on Facebook More.

Ending Harsh Felony Disenfranchisement Laws In The South Facing South