More than 5 million people will not be able to vote this November, because of a criminal conviction in their past.
Nationwide, 13 percent of black men have lost the right to vote, a rate that is seven times the national average. But the ripple effects of large-scale incarceration now extend well beyond the individuals who are imprisoned, and as a result minority communities throughout the country have lost political influence. It’s a simple equation: communities with high incarceration rates have fewer votes to cast. The whole community suffers the result.
Apt. 11d 
Only 10 states permanently disenfranchise felons. Most other states allow felons to vote upon completion of their sentence (even Texas gives back voting rights). You can’t vote in jail. I’m o.k. with that. There is a penalty for committing a felony, you lose some of the rights and privileges that come with being a law-abiding citizen.
It would be interesting to study how many people released from jail actually vote when they are given that right back.
Damn, this means Lindsay Lohan can’t vote?
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Howie Fischer made the point on Horizon last Friday that the bid process was so badly handled that it looked like it was more than an open meeting law violation and rose to the level of bid rigging. All this to pick a Democratic mapping firm. Does that meet a duty of upholding public confidence and impartiality?
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