Washington Journal
Felons' Voting Rights
2016-10-15T08:34:02-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNDc5XC8yMDE2MTAxNTA4MzY0NDAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Marc Mauer talked about limitations to convicted felons' right to vote and the report released October 6, 2016, by the Sentencing Project, Six Million Lost Voters: State-Level Estimates of Felony Disenfranchisement, 2016. Topics included various state laws and the history of cases. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications, including a telephone line reserved for felons. A video clip was shown of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at an August 20, 2016, rally in Virginia talking about Governor McAuliffe’s (D-VA) giving felons the right to vote.
The program concluded with a video clip from the C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) stop on their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Peoria, Illinois.
Marc Mauer talked about limitations to convicted felons' right to vote and the report released October 6, 2016, by the Sentencing Project, S…
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Marc Mauer talked about limitations to convicted felons' right to vote and the report released October 6, 2016, by the Sentencing Project, Six Million Lost Voters: State-Level Estimates of Felony Disenfranchisement, 2016. Topics included various state laws and the history of cases. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications, including a telephone line reserved for felons. A video clip was shown of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at an August 20, 2016, rally in Virginia talking about Governor McAuliffe’s (D-VA) giving felons the right to vote.
The program concluded with a video clip from the C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) stop on their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Peoria, Illinois. close
The program concluded with a video clip from the C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) stop on their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Peoria, Illinois.
Marc Mauer talked about limitations to convicted felons' right to vote and the report released October 6, 2016, by the Sentencing Project, S… read more
Marc Mauer talked about limitations to convicted felons' right to vote and the report released October 6, 2016, by the Sentencing Project, Six Million Lost Voters: State-Level Estimates of Felony Disenfranchisement, 2016. Topics included various state laws and the history of cases. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications, including a telephone line reserved for felons. A video clip was shown of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at an August 20, 2016, rally in Virginia talking about Governor McAuliffe’s (D-VA) giving felons the right to vote.
The program concluded with a video clip from the C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) stop on their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Peoria, Illinois. close
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