PUBLISHED 12:45 PM ET Apr. 21, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:45 PM EDT Apr. 21, 2021
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A bill extending voting rights to people on parole is heading to Gov. Andrew Cuomo s desk after state lawmakers gave the measure final approval on Wednesday.
The measure was approved Wednesday morning in the Democratic-led state Assembly; it passed in the Democratic-controlled state Senate earlier this year.
“Preventing citizens on parole from exercising their constitutional right to vote is a significant barrier to full reintegration,” said Assemblywoman Latrice Walker, the chairwoman of the chamber s Election Law Committee. “Too often members of our communities, who are on parole, are disenfranchised for years during supervision and never register to vote when they become eligible simply because they do not know they have become eligible. This bill restores the right to vote upon release from incarceration to help these individuals ful
New York lawmakers approve measure restoring voting rights to parolees
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