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Virginia Amendment Would Allow Inmates To Vote, Potentially Roiling Politics In Counties With Prisons

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Admin

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Democratic lawmakers in Virginia, who recently won control of the state’s legislature, proposed altering the state’s constitution to allow prisoners and mentally handicapped individuals to vote.

DFL State Rep Supports Allowing Minnesota Prisoners to Vote

May 3, 2019May 2, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

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A DFL state representative revealed during a recent debate on the Minnesota House floor that he supports allowing incarcerated individuals to vote from prison. “I actually am looking forward to a bill or amendment … that would put Minnesota in line with states like Vermont and Maine that actually…