#Voting is a crucial element of democratic participation, but communities across this country continue to face barriers to the ballot box. Disproportionate #MassIncarceration of people of color in the U.S. means they are disproportionately unable to #vote.https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/telling-protesters-george-floyd-vote-remember-not-all-them-are-ncna1224011 …
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#VotingRights for Americans with past felony convictions is critical. Too many people don’t know the truth: a felony conviction does NOT always mean you can’t vote.https://campaignlegal.org/cases-actions/restore-your-vote-felony-rights-restoration …1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread -
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#RestoreYourVote campaign helps restore voting rights to people with past convictions. If you have a prior felony conviction, or know someone who does, visit our http://RestoreYourVote.org to learn if you can vote now. Tens of thousands of people have used this resource!1 reply 4 retweets 4 likesShow this thread
As part of our rights restoration work, we recently won a class-action lawsuit in #Florida: a federal court ruled against Florida’s modern-day poll tax for people with past felony convictions. Inability to pay should never be a barrier to the ballot box.https://campaignlegal.org/update/clc-and-partners-achieve-historic-victory-florida-voting-rights-case …
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