Democratic activists say John Kerry is missing in
action on an issue that could win him votes in November: voting rights
for felons. For years, states have restricted felons' voting rights to
varying degrees. Florida, Iowa and several other states strip
ex-prisoners of their voting rights permanently unless they prevail in
difficult appeals. Other states, like Ohio, are more lenient, but
bureaucratic confusion sometimes keeps former prisoners from the polls,
activists say. Meanwhile, lists used by states to remove ineligible
felons from the voting rolls are rife with problems. Recently, Florida
officials, whose "purge list" in 2000 was flawed, had to tear up this
year's version.
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Watch this tight video. Puts 2000 Election in perspective - not that most of us need it, mind you. [more ]
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