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If Washington enacts HB 2030, it would join only Maine, Vermont and the District of Columbia in allowing prisoners to vote. Advocates say voting should be an inalienable right, regardless of ...
The right to vote is the foundation of any democracy. Chief Justice Earl Warren, for example, wrote in Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, 555 (1964): "The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's choice is of the essence of a democratic society, and any restrictions on that right strike at the heart of representative government ...
The Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill was drafted to give Members of Parliament three options on which to vote. Option 1 would retain the ban for prisoners jailed for over four years. Option 2 would retain the ban for prisoners jailed for over six months. Option 3 would retain the current ban with minor amendments.
The Supreme Court of Canada has held that even if a Canadian citizen has committed a criminal offence and is incarcerated, they retain the constitutional right to vote. [9] In the 2015 federal election, more than 22,000 inmates in federal correctional institutes were eligible to vote. [10] There is one exception to this general principle.
A 2020 Labour Party report argued that UK citizens above the age of 16 should have a right to vote “without qualification”. “This would include a right to vote for prisoners who are UK ...
People completing sentences for felony convictions will automatically be registered to vote as they prepare to leave prison, according to Votebeat, the result of first-of-its-kind legislation ...
Some argue that felons have shown poor judgment, and that they should therefore not have a voice in the political decision-making process. [4] Opponents have argued that such disfranchisement restricts and conflicts with principles of universal suffrage. [5] It can affect civic and communal participation in general. [1]
In Germany the law calls on prisons to encourage prisoners to vote. Only those convicted of electoral fraud and crimes undermining the "democratic order", such as treason, are barred from voting while in prison. [51] In Germany the disenfranchisement by special court order lasts 2–5 years after which the right to vote is reinstated.