Alan Alda Reads from “My First Vote”

By Brennan Center for Justice – 01/01/10

 

 

At the 2009 Annual Brennan Legacy Awards, Emmy Award-winning actor Alan Alda, read from a few of the stories featured in My First Vote -- a compilation of stories from people across the country who voted for the first time in November 2008 after having lost, and then regained, their right to vote following a criminal conviction. 

More information on our work to restore voting right to people with criminal histories.

Watch below (approximately 6 minutes).

 

Tags: Democracy, Voting After Criminal Conviction, Communities of Faith Initiative, Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Advisory Council, Post-Incarceration Restoration of Voting Rights, State-Based Advocacy