NY Times Editorial on Voting Rights | Kentuckians For The Commonwealth

NY Times Editorial on Voting Rights

Posted by: Dave Newton on August 8, 2009 at 08:00pm

A Loss for Voting Rights


August 4, 2009


"Voting rights advocates have had little success challenging felon disenfranchisement laws in court. Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in Boston, became the latest federal court to uphold a ban on voting by convicted felons. Despite these setbacks, the cause is important. Voting rights advocates should keep fighting in the courts, state legislatures and Congress..."


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Issue Area(s): 
Voting Rights

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