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A 25-year extension of the VRA is signed by President Ronald Reagan. [30] 1983. Texas repeals the lifelong prohibition against voters with felony convictions and institutes a five year waiting period after completing a sentence to vote. [62] 1985. Texas changes the five year waiting period to two years for people with felony convictions. [62] 1986
In August 2024, the Georgia State Elections Board enacted two new rules that could deputize local election officials more discretion on whether they certify the election, contrary to state and national precedent. The Democratic party has filed a lawsuit to stop the new rules from taking effect, [28] [29] and it was blocked by a judge on October ...
The ″normal″ waiting period before an indictable conviction can be expunged is six years, five years for disorderly offenses, and two years for municipal ordinances. In 2010, the waiting period on indictable convictions was lowered to five years. On April 18, 2016, the waiting period for disorderly persons offenses was lowered to three years.
A federal judge in Georgia has declined to block part of a sweeping election law that shortened the state's runoff election period to four weeks from nine weeks while legal challenges play out. U ...
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"We spend on average $42,000 a year on prisoners, of which we have around a 30 percent recidivism rate. “One year, I brought in a little chart that says if we just cut it by 10 percent, we’re ...
A deferred adjudication, also known in some jurisdictions as an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal (ACOD), probation before judgment (PBJ), or deferred entry of judgment (DEJ), is a form of plea deal available in various jurisdictions, where a defendant pleads "guilty" or "no contest" to criminal charges in exchange for meeting certain requirements laid out by the court within an ...
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been re-elected for a third term in Georgia. Greene marked the occasion with a video posted online thanking her supporters from Mar-a-Lago.