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OK: Counties reminded people with felony convictions can vote

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Counties reminded ex-felons can vote Publication:The Oklahoman Sept 18, 2008 Section:Front page By Michael Kimball Staff Write The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma mailed letters to the state?s county election boards this week reminding them former felons have the right to vote. ?With Oct.10 being the deadline (for voter registration) for the presidential election, we find this to be extremely timely,? said ACLU spokeswoman Katy Jones at a Tuesday news conference. ?A lot of people don?t understand that these exfelons have voting rights.? In Oklahoma, convicted felons are stripped of the right to vote while incarcerated, on parole or probation. When a felon?s original sentence is complete, voting rights are restored. Those given a deferred sentence for a felony crime retain their voting rights without interruption...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on September 18, 2008 (boomark / email).