A federal judge will hold an April 22 bench trial in Winston-Salem in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s restrictions on felon voting. Critics argue that the restrictions are racially discriminatory and violate the constitutional rights of felons who have completed active prison time but remain on parole, probation, or post-release supervision.
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A judge says a North Carolina law that makes it a serious crime for someone to vote while still on probation or parole for a felony conviction shouldn’t be thrown
A North Carolina law that makes it a serious crime for someone to vote while still on probation or parole for a felony conviction shouldn't be thrown out.
US Magistrate Judge Joe Webster denied a request to remove a state law that makes it a crime for people convicted on felony charges on probation or parole to vote.