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Voters arrive at Waddell Language Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina shortly after the polls opened on November 3, 2020. A state court on Monday ordered election officials to restore voting rights to about 56,000 formerly incarcerated people. (Photo: Grant Baldwin / AFP via Getty Images)
Voting rights advocates in North Carolina on Tuesday applauded a ruling by a panel of three state Superior Court judges for taking "the first step" in restoring justice to tens of thousands of formerly incarcerated people convicted of felonies in the state.
"If the North Carolina courts are expanding voting rights by removing felony disenfranchisement, I can't imagine they will allow a Republican gerrymander."
--Michael McDonald, University of Florida
A panel of the Superior Court voted 2-1 to restore voting rights to about 55,000 people who have been incarcerated for felonies in a decision that would terminate a state law which bars people from voting if they are still on probation, parole, or serving a suspended sentence.
\u201cYesterday was the first step in restoring the voice of those silenced.\n\nWhen harmful laws are enacted that bar formerly incarcerated individuals from exercising their voting rights, it is a subconscious yet calculated act of stripping one of their personal power and identity.\u201d— Forward Justice (@Forward Justice) 1629823943
\u201cThis is incredible news: Effective immediately, North Carolina can no longer disenfranchise people who are on parole or probation for a felony conviction.\n\nThat is more than 55,000 people. https://t.co/AzWyeDalTI\u201d— ACLU (@ACLU) 1629746517
\u201cThis is great news for North Carolina\n\nThe NC legislature should probably take heed that the North Carolina courts will not tolerate gerrymandering https://t.co/4i2u0nyRtk\u201d— Michael McDonald (@Michael McDonald) 1629732642
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Voting rights advocates in North Carolina on Tuesday applauded a ruling by a panel of three state Superior Court judges for taking "the first step" in restoring justice to tens of thousands of formerly incarcerated people convicted of felonies in the state.
"If the North Carolina courts are expanding voting rights by removing felony disenfranchisement, I can't imagine they will allow a Republican gerrymander."
--Michael McDonald, University of Florida
A panel of the Superior Court voted 2-1 to restore voting rights to about 55,000 people who have been incarcerated for felonies in a decision that would terminate a state law which bars people from voting if they are still on probation, parole, or serving a suspended sentence.
\u201cYesterday was the first step in restoring the voice of those silenced.\n\nWhen harmful laws are enacted that bar formerly incarcerated individuals from exercising their voting rights, it is a subconscious yet calculated act of stripping one of their personal power and identity.\u201d— Forward Justice (@Forward Justice) 1629823943
\u201cThis is incredible news: Effective immediately, North Carolina can no longer disenfranchise people who are on parole or probation for a felony conviction.\n\nThat is more than 55,000 people. https://t.co/AzWyeDalTI\u201d— ACLU (@ACLU) 1629746517
\u201cThis is great news for North Carolina\n\nThe NC legislature should probably take heed that the North Carolina courts will not tolerate gerrymandering https://t.co/4i2u0nyRtk\u201d— Michael McDonald (@Michael McDonald) 1629732642
Voting rights advocates in North Carolina on Tuesday applauded a ruling by a panel of three state Superior Court judges for taking "the first step" in restoring justice to tens of thousands of formerly incarcerated people convicted of felonies in the state.
"If the North Carolina courts are expanding voting rights by removing felony disenfranchisement, I can't imagine they will allow a Republican gerrymander."
--Michael McDonald, University of Florida
A panel of the Superior Court voted 2-1 to restore voting rights to about 55,000 people who have been incarcerated for felonies in a decision that would terminate a state law which bars people from voting if they are still on probation, parole, or serving a suspended sentence.
\u201cYesterday was the first step in restoring the voice of those silenced.\n\nWhen harmful laws are enacted that bar formerly incarcerated individuals from exercising their voting rights, it is a subconscious yet calculated act of stripping one of their personal power and identity.\u201d— Forward Justice (@Forward Justice) 1629823943
\u201cThis is incredible news: Effective immediately, North Carolina can no longer disenfranchise people who are on parole or probation for a felony conviction.\n\nThat is more than 55,000 people. https://t.co/AzWyeDalTI\u201d— ACLU (@ACLU) 1629746517
\u201cThis is great news for North Carolina\n\nThe NC legislature should probably take heed that the North Carolina courts will not tolerate gerrymandering https://t.co/4i2u0nyRtk\u201d— Michael McDonald (@Michael McDonald) 1629732642