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- Title
Felony Disenfranchisement.
- Authors
BENSON, KASSIUS O.; NELSON, KAARIN S.
- Abstract
The article presents information on the U.S. presidential election to be held on November 6, 2012 and the inability of over five million American populations for casting their vote. The issues related to the conviction of the citizens for felony and the restoration of their right to vote only after the completion of parole or punishment are discussed. The problems facing the public, the waiting period and the creation of new felony laws are also discussed. INSET: Why We Should Care.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PRESIDENTIAL elections; ELECTION law; ALTERNATIVE convictions (Law); FELONIES; SUFFRAGE; PAROLE
- Publication
Bench & Bar of Minnesota, 2012, Vol 69, Issue 9, p16
- ISSN
0276-1505
- Publication type
Article