cripplecreek, glad you are able to vote, so am I and it’s time to put to rest the canard that felons cannot vote:
As of May 10, 2007 all 50 states allow felons to vote. Restrictions
apply in some states.
The two most restrictive are Kentucky, where voting rights can be
restored only when the Governor approves an application for an
executive pardon for reinstatement of voting rights from an
individual after completion of his/her sentence.
Mississippi, where An individual, after completion of their sentence,
must go to his or her state representative and convince them to
personally author a bill reenfranchising that individual. Both houses
of the legislature must then pass the bill, and the governor must
sign it. Each year about 10 to 12 people are re-enfranchised in
Mississippi.
25 states allow felons to vote after serving their sentences and
parole or supervised release, 13 states allow felons to vote as soon
as they leave prison, 2 states, (Maine and Vermont) allow
incarcerated felons to vote.
The other 8 states allow felons to vote with less severe restrictions
such as applying to county boards or waiting 2 to 5 years after
completion of sentence.
http://www.felonvotingprocon.org/pop/StateLaws.htm
I think the “Felons can’t vote” thing comes primarily from democrats who want them voting while in prison. I believe Maine is the only state that allows incarcerated people to vote.
The thing is, active felons don’t sit around pining away for a right to vote. Allowing current inmates to vote is a bad idea because they’ll vote just for a change of pace and they’ll vote for whoever makes the best promise.