Last updated on: 4/25/2008 | Author: ProCon.org

Elizabeth A. Wahler, MSW Biography

Title:
Former Researcher at the University of Kentucky Center on Drug and Alcohol Research
Position:
Pro to the question "Should Felons Who Have Completed Their Sentence (Incarceration, Probation, and Parole) Be Allowed to Vote?"
Reasoning:

“State legislators should examine the wisdom of the current policy and consider placing a constitutional amendment on the ballot to allow voters to support automatic restoration of rights upon completion of sentence.”

“Losing the Right to Vote: Perceptions of Permanent Disenfranchisement and the Civil Rights Restoration Application Process in the State of Kentucky,” Apr. 2006
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Former Researcher, University of Kentucky Center on Drug and Alcohol Research
  • April 2006, Author, “Losing the Right to Vote: Perceptions of Permanent Disenfranchisement and the Civil Rights Restoration Application Process in the State of Kentucky,” a report for The Sentencing Project
Education:
  • MSW, School Unknown
Other:
  • None found