Recent legislation in Nevada is paving the way for the formerly incarcerated and offenders held in jails to exercise their right to vote.In 2019, Assembly Bill ...
Roughly 18,000 people are held in New York’s local jails. While many of them are eligible to vote, NewsChannel 9’s Rachel ...
Going to jail shouldn’t mean you lose your say in our democracy — that’s the thinking behind a new state law requiring all ...
Each state sets its own process around removing and restoring voting rights following a felony conviction. Maine and Vermont are the only states that allow people to vote while still in prison ...
Last year, Minnesota and New Mexico both lifted voting restrictions for people with felony convictions, restoring their ...
The state Board of Elections says that jailed New Yorkers can register to vote from jail if they meet the state's 30-day ...
The FRRC successfully restored voting rights for more than 1.4 million people through Amendment 4, which gives felons voting rights if they completed their sentences.
The Marshall Project polled 900 Alabama inmates—720 of those were in state prisons and about 158 were in jails, with 22 in “other” lockups.
County elections staff will bring absentee ballots to the jail on Oct. 31 for those who requested them during a registration drive earlier this year.
While some people are making voting plans for Election Day, Milwaukee activists are campaigning for formerly incarcerated ...
It was the first statewide election since lawmakers cleared the way for persons on probation to take part in elections. Among those casting a vote for the first time in a presidential race was one of ...
Laws disenfranchising people with felony convictions date back to before the United States was established, according to voting rights experts ... where they’re being held before trial or serving time ...