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Not Another Voter Disfranchisement Movie
Nicole Kief, ACLU

A new report by the ACLU and the Brennan Center for Justice documents the chronic lack of knowledge about voter registration laws among the very people charged with administering them: state elections officials.

October 2, 2008
Restoring Voting Rights
De Facto Disenfranchisement
Erika Wood, Rachel Bloom

This joint report with the ACLU reveals widespread misunderstanding among state election officials of laws governing the right to vote of citizens with felony convictions. This leads to the de facto disenfranchisement of untold hundreds of thousands of eligible would-be voters.

October 1, 2008
Restoring Voting Rights
Erika Wood Appears on Locked Out

The news special explores the difficulties people with criminal records face when attempting to restore their right to vote.

August 29, 2008
Restoring Voting Rights
Voting Rights & Elections
Voting Rights Restoration Efforts in Washington

Current Felony Disenfranchisement Law

Washington law restores the right to vote for people with felony convictions after the completion of their sentence, including prison, parole, probation and the full payment of all fees, fines and restitution. Persons with felony convictions are also required to obtain a "Certificate of Discharge" in order to be restored the right to vote.
August 20, 2008
Voting Rights & Elections
Restoring Voting Rights
Voting Rights Restoration Efforts in Minnesota

In Minnesota, persons with criminal convictions are restored the right to vote upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole and probation. The Brennan Center for Justice is collaborating with local allies, including Take Action Minnesota, to formulate a broad coalition of allies to work towards automatic restoration upon release from prison.

Legislative Advocacy

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August 20, 2008
Voting Rights & Elections
Restoring Voting Rights

Brennan Center for Justice

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Not Another Voter Disfranchisement Movie

De Facto Disenfranchisement

Erika Wood Appears on Locked Out

Voting Rights Restoration Efforts in Washington

Voting Rights Restoration Efforts in Minnesota

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