It truly is a failure of our national government to disallow felons the opportunity to vote on a federal level.

Legislature within 16 states have decided to allow felons to vote within the past decade. There is a trend towards a more true democracy as felons are given this opportunity. Although in most states the potential voter in question but be out of jail and off of parole, this is a step in the right direction.

These new laws are increasing the rate of voting within the black population due to their high incarceration rate. One in every 8 Black men were barred from voting.

It is said that although 5.3 Million Americans are not allowed to vote because of their criminal record, 600,000 individuals that could not vote ten years ago due to records are now able to.

Only Maine and Vermont have truly forgiving laws creating no restrictions on their felons. Even those currently in jail are permitted and encouraged to vote. On the other hand Florida, Virginia, and Kentucky still have lifetime bans on voting by felons.

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DavidBriggs Reviewed by DavidBriggs on . Can felons vote in California's Novemeber election to legalize cannabis for adults? Last Thursday night, I joined the Pot is Hot Mod Squad which is having me do their public and press relations work for them. We had about a dozen volunteers wearing the Pot is Hot t-shirt and we were registering people to vote, talking to them about Prop 19 (which will legalize marijuana for adult use in CA), and handing out business cards. And the question came up about the right of felons to vote in California. Below is a list of requirements and restrictions for voting. This list came Rating: 5