In what some will surely call “executive advocacy” (or abuse), the governor of Virginia will sign a staggering number of individual clemency grants to restore the voting rights of thousands of ...

CHICAGO — In most states, it is common practice to strip convicted felons of their voting rights while they serve their sentences. In some cases, the right to vote can be rescinded permanently. But ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Two different paths led Ernest Johnson and Ronnie Reddish down the same road. Just a few weeks from Election Day, the two men met at a park in Tampa, Florida, to talk life, liberty and ...

Viola Marie Brooks is one of more than 200,000 residents in Virginia who isn’t allowed to be a full citizen. She registered to vote in May, just a month after Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed an executive ...

SEAWRIGHT WLKY NEWS. THANKS, NORMAN. A LOUISVILLE LAWMAKER IS WORKING ON EFFORTS TO RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS TO CONVICTED FELONS. SENATOR KATRINA HERRON IS PARTNERING WITH REPUBLICAN JIMMY HIGDON ON A ...

The proposal aims to simplify restoring voting rights for formerly incarcerated individuals, addressing gaps in education and ...

As voters anxiously watch Florida’s races teeter on the edge of blue and red, one ballot measure has already won in the state: a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to over one million ...