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Can Felons vote?

9/9/2020

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I thought it would be important to pass the information about voting rights for those of us who have had a felony conviction.  For myself there were many times while I was in that I wished it were possible for me to vote because of the laws that were being passed that effected me and I felt I had no voice in the matter. 

When I was released I felt I had payed the price required for my mistakes in life and for that reason I should have my rights as a citizen of the United States returned to me, of course there were certain of them I knew I had forfeited forever like the right to own a gun even for hunting, but to not have the right to vote did not make since to me. I work and pay taxes, yet I'm not allowed to vote for those who govern me and make the decisions about this country and town I live in?

Thankfully there were people  working to correct this long before I ever got out of prison and now it is possible for us to vote once we are off parole. Below I'm giving you a link to an article a friend of mine showed me that covers a lot of information on this subject. The thing I want us to remember is that if we don't exercise our right to vote we give away our right to be governed by our choice.

It is a relief to know that Stepping Stones to Success is here to help me through all of these hurdles.  
Till next time
Respectfully 
X-Offender


https://felonyfriendlyjobs.org/can-a-felon-vote/
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