{"id":86034,"date":"2018-12-03T13:08:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T18:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/?p=86034"},"modified":"2019-11-05T16:19:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T21:19:09","slug":"sentencing-issue-conviction-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/sentencing\/sentencing-issue-conviction-vote","title":{"rendered":"Should a Conviction Mean That You Can’t Vote?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
Voter suppression laws, gerrymandering, and challenges to the Voting Rights Act are all attacks on citizens\u2019 right to vote, and on their vote being counted. Another voter suppression tactic \u2013 one that has been around for centuries \u2013 is the use of \u201cfelony disenfranchisement\u201d laws in the United States, i.e., laws that restrict the right to vote for people who have been convicted of a crime. Without question, this sentencing issue requires our attention, now more than ever.<\/p>\n