Wednesday 19 September 2012

{Political_Views} THE NATION/ Why One in Five Black Kentuckians Can't Cast a Ballot

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September 18, 2012

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Dear EmailNation Subscriber,

One of every thirteen African-Americans are already disenfranchised, and it's not because of voter ID laws, voter purges or cut-offs to early voting--it's because they're caught up in the criminal justice system. Kentucky is one state that makes it nearly impossible for former felons to vote--nearly a quarter million people have lost their right to cast a ballot in the state. Aura Bogado and Meta Mendel-Reyes of Voting Rights Watch 2012 have more.

All best,
Peter Rothberg, The Nation

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