Again, I think that is a state by state thing, I think I read where in some states felons are allowed to get absentee ballots.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 4:43 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Right to Vote > > I believe that people convicted of a felony cannot vote while serving > their sentence. I'm not sure how this works with parole, probation, etc. > > --Ben > > C. Hatton Humphrey wrote: > >>The federal government is a republic, not a democracy. The federal > >>government only ensures that when the general public is voting, race, > sex, > >>religion and age cannot be used providing the individual is over 18. > > > > > > What about felons? I seem to remember that convicted felons are > > prohibited from voting... or is that a myth? > > > > Hatton > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144987 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
