An inside look at politics and social justice in Lincoln Nebraska as it pertains to the wellbeing of African Americans in Nebraska.
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Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. There is no guarantee a criminal record can be expunged. Each state has procedures on what type of charges can be expunged. However, all hope is not gone. Depending on the circumstances, you can apply for a pardon by your state governor or the president of the U.S. in…
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I. Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A. Vote The right to vote is lost if convicted of a felony and sentenced to imprisonment; it is regained upon release. See Ill. Const. art. III, § 2 (“A person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution or jail, shall lose the right to…
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I. Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A. Civil Rights A “sentence of custody to the Idaho state board of correction” following a felony conviction “suspends all the civil rights of the person so sentenced, including the right to refuse treatment authorized by the sentencing court, and forfeits all public offices and all private trusts, authority or…
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I. Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A. Vote Uniform Act on Status of Convicted Persons: The right of felony offenders to vote is suspended while actually incarcerated. “[I]f the defendant is placed on probation or the defendant is paroled after commitment to imprisonment, the defendant may vote during the period of the probation or parole.” …
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I. Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A. Civil rights “No person who has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude may register, remain registered, or vote except upon completion of the sentence.” Ga. Const. art. II, § 1, para. III(a). The right to vote is restored automatically “upon completion of the sentence.” Id. “No person…
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I. Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A. Civil Rights All civil rights of felony offenders are suspended upon conviction until restored by pardon or restoration of civil rights. Fla. Const. art. VI, § 4; Fla. Stat. § 944.292(1). The Governor controls both pardon and restoration of rights, subject to the recommendations of the Clemency Board.1 Under…
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I. Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A. Vote A resident of the District of Columbia who is convicted of a felony may vote if not actually incarcerated. D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 500.3. A person incarcerated for a misdemeanor violation of D.C. Code §§ 1-1001.14 (corrupt election practices), 1-1105.07 (lobbying violations), or 1-1107.01 (miscellaneous provisions…
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Reginald S. Lewis is the author of Leaving Death Row (poetry, 2000) Inside My Head (poetry, 2002) and Where I’m Writing From: Essays from Pennsylvania’s Death Row (2005) He is also the facilitator of the Leadership Training & Transformational Thinking Sessions which is also affiliate with the End Violence project at SCI-Graterford, a Maximum security…
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I. Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A. Vote A person convicted of a felony forfeits the right to vote. See Const. art. V, § 2; Del. Code Ann. tit. 15, § 1701. In addition, persons guilty of certain misdemeanor election law violations are prohibited from voting for ten years following completion of sentence. Del. Const. art.…
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I. Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A. Vote A person convicted of a felony loses the right to vote if sentenced to a prison term, and does not regain it until completion of parole. See Colo. Const. art. 7, § 10 (A person shall not be eligible to vote “while confined in any public prison,” but…
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I. Restoration of Civil/Firearms Rights A. Civil Rights Vote/Office: The rights to vote and hold office are lost upon conviction of a felony and actual incarceration (“committal to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction for confinement in a correctional institution or facility or a community residence”). Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-46(a). The right to…
