NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs bill restoring voter rights to felons We are one step closer to dismantling the vestiges of segregation-era felony disenfranchisement in NY, says New York Assembly Member Daniel O Donnell
New York Gov.
Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill that grants those released from prison the right to vote immediately upon discharge, resulting in the restoration of voter rights for an estimated 35,000 people, according to
“Over the past several years, New York has been a national leader in election and criminal justice reforms, and felony disenfranchisement is a vestige of Jim Crow era voting restrictions,” Cuomo said in a statement. The bill was signed into law on Tuesday.
Vice President
Kamala Harris is hosting a conversation on the issue of voting rights at the White House on Wednesday to follow up on the emergence of voting restrictions across the country.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
The fight for voting rights is more than a half-century old, and issues of voter suppression remain the subliminal intent by many states led by Republican legislatures and governors.
States like Texas are on the precipice of following the lead of Georgia and Florida on some of the most restrictive voting laws in this nation.
Georgia has passed S.B. 202, also known as the “Election Integrity Act of 2021.” However, the debate on constitutionality and equity rages down party lines as Republicans suggest the law allows more time to vote while Democrats contend it is voter suppression in action. One of the restrictions in the law maintains no one is allowed to bring water to those standing in line to vote.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 24: Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams waits to speak at a Democratic canvass kickoff as she campaigns for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at Bruce Trent Park on October 24, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In-person early voting for the general election in the battleground state began on October 17 and continues through October 30. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) ()
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 24: Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams waits to speak at a Democratic canvass kickoff as she campaigns for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at Bruce Trent Park on October 24, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In-person early voting for the general election in the battleground state began on Octob
Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler gave a succinct, maskless message to the University of Georgia College Republicans on Wednesday night: The Republican Party needs diversity.
Loeffler said diversity referred to welcoming not only people of color into the conservative fold, but also those with perspectives that differ from mainstream conservatism.
âI think what we have to make sure that we do is welcome more people in the conservative movement. We will have no chance if we don t grow,â Loeffler said.
Retaining Republican control of Georgia is a top priority for Loefflerâs voter registration group, Greater Georgia. Loeffler launched Greater Georgia in response to Stacey Abramsâ Fair Fight organization and other voter registration groups in Georgia.
Hidden Horrors in the Georgia Vote Law
[ Editor’s Note: This voter suppression last stand for the Trump Republicans will eventually work its way to the Supreme Court, if the Congressional Democrats’ push to pass legislation to preempt it fails.
Handing someone waiting in line a slice of pizza or water, and making that a felony? Will the Georgia Republicans bring ISIS people in to enforce it, so as to not bloody their own white hands?
Even if Congress passed blocking legislation, the Republicans would mount a constitutional challenge, and I have read nothing so far to indicate where the judges could come down on the issue, especially if there is no precedent.