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Civil rights groups: North Carolina ruling will allow 56K felony offenders to vote

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The Wake County Superior Court ruled Monday morning to allow felons who are still on probation or parole the ability to vote. If the ruling holds, more than 55,000 people who are estimated to have not been previously eligible to vote could register. Advocacy groups and representatives from the NAACP said they hope this means the end of a law that overwhelmingly impacts people of color.

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USA Today

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North Carolina judges expand voting rights to include more people with felonies

North Carolina residents convicted of felonies but whose current punishments don't include prison time can now vote, a judicial panel declared Monday.

4 years ago·United States

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Fox News

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More North Carolina residents convicted of felonies can register to vote and cast ballots, judges rule

Tens of thousands of North Carolina residents convicted of felonies but whose current punishments don't include prison time can register to vote and cast ballots, a judicial panel declared Monday.

4 years ago·New York, United States

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Denver 7 News

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Court ruling gives more felony offenders in North Carolina the right to vote

RALEIGH, N.C. — A panel of North Carolina judges is prepared to allow tens of thousands of residents convicted of felonies but whose current punishments don’t include prison time to register to vote and cast ballots.The three-judge panel on Monday said it had voted 2-to-1 on the ruling. A judge hearing a trial last week said Monday that a panel majority would issue an order soon allowing more felony offenders to vote.The current law in North Car…

4 years ago·Denver, United States

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Law & Crime

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North Carolina Court Immediately Gives Former Felons Right to Vote in 'Historic' Ruling Against Law with Racist Origins

“Today, we enlarged the ‘we’ in ‘We the people'," an attorney for the voting rights advocates said.

4 years ago·Washington, United States

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The Washington Post

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Court rules North Carolina must allow former felons to vote

A North Carolina court on Monday ordered the largest expansion of voting rights in the state since 1965, allowing any person on community supervision, including those on probation and parole, to register to vote.

4 years ago

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Newsweek

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North Carolina felons can register to vote once prison sentences are complete, judges rule

Civil rights groups and ex-offenders sued lawmakers and state officials in 2019, arguing a 1973 law denying the right to vote to felons is unconstitutional.

4 years ago·United States

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