One benefit, supporters say, is higher voter turnout and enthusiasm among people of color. But others argue the research is inconclusive on whether the practice helps or hurts minority voters.
King County voter Petri Muhlhauser puts an I Voted sticker on her dinosaur costume after voting outside of the Seattle Public Library Ballard Branch on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, in Seattle. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
Voter rights keep expanding in Washington state, as other states restrict Apr 07, 2021
Governor Inslee today signed into law a bill that restores voting rights to people with felony convictions as soon as they get out of prison. This new legislation builds on a number of new voting laws that went into effect in 2019.
In context, Washington stateâs expansion of voter access contrasts with some Republican-led states, where lawmakers have introduced hundreds of new laws to restrict voting.
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Christopher Jacobs, The Federalist March 17, 2021
Upper-class whites have alienated African Americans and Hispanics from the Democratic coalition. That s why Democrats have gone berserk.Read Full Article »
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