Obama Administration Pushes for Full Voting Rights
The Obama Administration supports full restoration of voting rights for the formerly-incarcerated. Watch their video from Feb. 5, where Heather Higgenbottom of the Domestic Policy Council talks about the issue.
The Obama Administration supports full restoration of voting rights for the formerly-incarcerated. “The President’s position is that, for felons, once you’ve served your sentence… you should have your voting rights restored,” Heather Higginbottom announced in a video from the White House. Ms. Higgenbottom of the Domestic Policy Council urged federal policy in support of full voting rights.
Watch video (voting rights questions at 16:45), and see our work on the Democracy Restoration Act, which would allow for national automatic restoration of post-incarceration voting rights.