Last updated on:
4/16/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Neema Trivedi Biography
- Title:
- Former Research Associate at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should People Who Have Completed Felony Sentences Be Allowed to Vote?"
- Reasoning:
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“[I]n Arizona, ex-offenders who have completed all other terms of their sentence for a first conviction, including prison, parole and probation terms, cannot participate in the political process unless they pay their legal financial obligations.
In part because of these post-sentence restrictions, more than 175,000 Arizona citizens will be unable to vote on Election Day because of a felony conviction. More than 140,000 of those individuals have done their time in prison but are still unable to vote when they re-enter society….
Like its historical predecessor, the poll tax, this law disproportionately impacts low-income voters and people of color.”
“Ease Ex-Offenders’ Voting Restrictions,” Arizona Daily Star, Oct. 9, 2006
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Research Associate, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, 2005-2006
- Staff, Free Expression Policy Project (FEPP), 2005-2006
- Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility, appointed by the President, Yale University, 2005
- Minority Advisory Committee, Yale University, 2004
- Education:
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- Present, Law Student, New York University School of Law
- BA, Yale University, 2005
- Other:
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- None found
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