An issue at the top of our priorities, that is at the bottom of the media's, that disproportionately affects black men in America. So, we put together an easy-to-read-and-update informational spreadsheet listing each state's policy regarding restoring voting rights to "convicted felons". We have also provided HTML code for you to post the spreadsheet to your blog and/or website.
Many of us are still under the impression that once a felon, always a non-voter. But that is not true and we need to make sure those of us who have been convicted know this and, if their state requires some extra steps, that they are encouraged to restore their voting rights (many states have automatic restoration after a sentence is completed, but even in these states a former-felon must register or re-register to vote).
An important thing to note is that, in some states, if you attempt to vote as an ex-felon without taking the proper steps and end up being ineligible it is considered "voter fraud" and is punishable in some states by up to 5 years in prison. You will find details on states that have these types of (oppressive) laws noted in the "details" column. Many thanks to Liberator contributing writer Khia Jackson and T.K. Borsay for their research.
Update: Here's a link to a version that you can print out.
To post this spreadsheet on your blog or website please copy and paste this HTML code:
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10 comments:
ok, so im tryna copy and paste ..i need a troubleshooter pronto this is major!
copy/paste the code in box below the chart... not the chart....
lastly, where are you trying to paste the chart to? a blog, or website?
yo...thanks for putting this together
i did copy the code in the box, not the chart-lol.. im tryna post it to a blog & eventually website(s)
ok, so on your blog there should be an "html mode" that allows you to paste the code as plain text... as oppose to a compose mode that uses rich text (bold, italics, etc)
Wow. This is so needed. I just wish we could make it a flier and pass it out in the neighborhood, cause some felons might not be online.
i can get a printable link up soon
here's the link:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pVRLpfkrnJBcG0s3sn9Qteg
should print to 8 pages.
This is great. Kudos to the research team that put this together, it's so needed.
I could hug y'all for this info & list!
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