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Getting Out the Vote From the County Jail
The Atlantic ^ | 11/4/18 | MARGARET BARTHEL

Posted on 11/04/2018 9:24:26 PM PST by Blue House Sue

When meggen massey learned that she would be able to vote in the 2016 presidential election, she was “ecstatic.”

She had always thought of herself as a voter, but when she arrived in jail in Los Angeles County with an arson charge, some of her fellow detainees told her that she had lost that right. “I was devastated,” Massey remembered. “I was like, Oh my God, I’m never going to be able to vote again.”

But that turned out to be wrong. With the help of Susan Burton, the founder of the women’s-reentry program A New Way of Life Reentry Project, and a group of voter-registration volunteers, Massey was able to request and cast a vote by mail ballot.

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If they are not convicted felons, should a county or state inhibit and inmate's option to cast a ballot?
1 posted on 11/04/2018 9:24:26 PM PST by Blue House Sue
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To: Blue House Sue

Just the sort of responsible, upstanding citizens this Republic needs....


2 posted on 11/04/2018 9:38:55 PM PST by PGR88
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To: PGR88

Being that they have not been convicted of a felony, it is not a question of their being responsible, but rather, do they have the residency that is required to register to vote?

Is their residency the county jail, or where they lived prior to going the the county jail?


3 posted on 11/04/2018 9:46:46 PM PST by Blue House Sue
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To: Blue House Sue

Yeah, facing a dime on an arson charge, loss of voting rights would be my first concern too.


4 posted on 11/04/2018 10:07:32 PM PST by Mr. Blond
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To: Mr. Blond

My thought exactly.


5 posted on 11/05/2018 2:52:45 AM PST by FrdmLvr (They never thought she would lose.)
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To: Blue House Sue

Probably not going to go over well here. The ability today to convict someone of something, anything, or to force them to a ‘plea deal’ with all the power of government, has become to strong. Therefore, abuse of that power can disinfranchise to many people especially if government is abused like it was under Obama. No, like Lincoln and Grant we must learn to forgive our fellow Americans and allow them to be pursue happiness and return their rights. Clearly, I am not discussing those individuals whom are dangerous. I am discussing those who have fulfilled their complete sentences, and have demonstrated they can return to society. We MUST provide a way back for their rights, a way they can be productive in society, or we will suffer another generation of criminals, and a government that will abuse the system to silence everyone. This is the civil rights issue of the day, it is a constant threat to the Republic that I thought impossible before Obama. We must provide a way to redemption.


6 posted on 11/05/2018 3:56:12 AM PST by Pete Dovgan
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