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Approximately 2.1 million ex-offenders, who have served their sentences, are denied the right to vote in the United States. According to an ACLU study, 62,324 people with felony convictions in Wisconsin are not allowed to vote; however, 61% of these people are no longer incarcerated.
Wisconsin law states that ex-offenders are allowed to vote after they have completed their parole or probationary periods. During these periods, these citizens are being denied the right to vote even though they may be holding jobs, paying taxes, and attempting to become an active part of society again. The right to vote should not be denied to ex-offenders who are on probation/parole.
Read More »Federal Election Day Voter Registration is a great way to increase voter turnout. Election Day Registration would ensure that no voters are disenfranchised by voter registration regulations. Currently, there is a bill in the US Senate, proposed by Senator Feingold, that would establish Federal Election Day Voter Registration and it needs your support. As Wisconsinites, we have the privilege to register to vote on Election Day; however, for many other citizens, this is not the case. In most states, you must register to vote 20-30 days before the election. This, according to research, is well before most average citizens even consider the election or who they will be voting for. Read More »
Over the past six years, it has been a goal of the Bush administration to crack down on voter fraud and the intentional corruption of the election process by voters. The only problem is that voter fraud, on a broad corruption scale, is virtually nonexistent. According to a Bernard College study, between 2002 and 2005 only 24 people have been convicted of voter fraud. This is a negligible amount compared to the overall voting population. Thus, contrary to some partisan conservative viewpoints, voter fraud has little to no effect on elections. Then why pursue Voter ID laws when there is seemingly so little evidence of voter fraud?
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