Booker T. Stallworth - Felon Voting

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Booker T. Stallworth Biography

Title:

Former Communications Director for the Washington State Senate Majority Coalition Caucus

Position:

Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should Felons Who Have Completed Their Sentence (Incarceration, Probation, and Parole) Be Allowed to Vote?"

Reasoning:

“A felon who has not met all of [his/her] legal obligations has not paid his or her debt to society in full. So why should a felon’s voting rights be restored before that debt is paid?”

“ACLU’s Lawsuit for Felons’ Voting Rights Dishonors Crime Victims,” in Human Events, Apr. 7, 2006

[Editor’s Note: Individuals and organizations that do not support felon re-enfranchisement until felons have paid all fines and restitution (in addition to having completed their term of incarceration and probation/parole) are classified as Not Clearly Pro or Con. Also, those who support re-enfranchisement of some felons but not others (for example, felons who committed murder or rape) are also classified as Not Clearly Pro or Con.]

Involvement and Affiliations:

Former Communications Director, Washington State Senate Majority Coalition Caucus
Lecturer, Federalist Society, Jan. 2006-present
Deputy Communications Director, Washington State Senate, Aug. 2007-Dec. 2012
Communication Director, Evergreen Freedom Foundation, Mar. 2004-Aug. 2007
Senior Advisor, Mississippi Center for Public Policy
Contributor, Human Events Online
Editor, “Unlocking Washington’s Prison Capacity Shortfall,” a special report from the Evergreen Freedom Foundation
Former Editor, China Watch, a publication on human rights in China
Former Communication Director, Freedom Alliance
Former Director, Allegheny Institute’s School Choice Project
Member, Amnesty International

Education:

BA, Political Science and Communications Rhetoric, University of Pittsburgh

Other:

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