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Last updated on: 8/22/2007 | Author: ProCon.org

Questions

  • CORE QUESTION
    • Should People Who Have Completed Felony Sentences Be Allowed to Vote?
  • Logistics
    • Should People with Felony Convictions Be Permitted to Vote while in Prison?
    • Should People with Felony Convictions Who Are out of Prison but on Parole or Probation Regain Their Right to Vote?
    • Should People with Felony Convictions Have to Pay All Fines, Fees, and Restitutions Related to Their Conviction before Regaining Their Vote?
    • Should People with Felony Convictions Automatically Regain the Right to Vote after Their Full Sentence Is Served?
  • Racial Discrimination
    • Are Laws That Disenfranchise People with Felony Convictions a Form of Racial Discrimination?
  • Voting Concerns
    • Should Incarcerated People Be Counted as Residents of the Jurisdiction in which the Prison/Jail Is Located?
    • Are People with Felony Convictions More Likely to Vote for Democrats over Republicans?
  • Disenfranchisement Considerations
    • Does the Social Contract Theory Present a Valid Reason for the Disenfranchisement of People with Felony Convictions?
    • Does the Argument of No Taxation without Representation Justify Reenfranchising People with Felony Convictions?
  • Federal Government
    • Does Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act Apply to Laws That Disenfranchise People with Felony Convictions?
    • Does the US Congress Have Authority to Legislate the Enfranchisement of People with Felony Convictions in Federal Elections?
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