Voting Is Power Coalition @VotingPower3
The mission of the Voting is Power Coalition is to increase voter registration, boost voter turnout, and increase civic participation. votingpower.org Tulsa, OK Joined March 2020-
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“Tough on Crime” has failed, says @UTAustin criminologist William R. Kelly.thecrimereport.org/2015/06/09/201… One way we can turn these bad policies around is to make sure that people with felony records still have the right to vote. Learn more about Voting is Power votingpower.org/about.html
Millions of Americans are barred from voting because of criminal convictions in their past. Felony disenfranchisement hits African American communities disproportionately hard. brennancenter.org/issues/ensure-… Join us to change this in Oklahoma. votingpower.org/contact1.html
“My faith teaches me forgiveness—that we should welcome these Kentuckians back into our communities and allow them to fully participate in our democracy,” — @GovAndyBeshear statescoop.com/kentucky-launc…
In 2019, @reginatgoodwin authored House Bill 2253. We’d like to take this a step further. People who have served their time deserve the right to vote immediately on release from prison. Let’s make sure more people have a voice in our state! theoklahomaeagle.net/2019/08/02/goo…
2018 in Oklahoma, there were 62,500 people barred from voting because of felonies; about 2% of Oklahoma’s voting population (up from 51,491 in 2010). oklahomawatch.org/2018/06/18/aft… Let’s fix this! @LWVTulsa @OklahomaWatch @LetsFixThisOK @TogetherOK
Oklahoma is among 18 states that restrict voting during prison, probation and parole. We’re hoping that we can change this in the 2020-2021 legislative session. Click here if you would like to help: votingpower.org/contact1.html
A @universityofga study found that people with felony convictions in the US account for 8 percent of the overall population and 33 percent of the African-American male population. news.uga.edu/total-us-popul… Learn why preserving the right to vote is important: votingpower.org/why-vote.html
Robin Wertz, of Exodus House, which helps people released from prison re-enter society, has been out of prison for 13 years. She is still prohibited from voting, unable to cast a ballot until 2024. oklahomawatch.org/2018/06/18/aft… Story from @OklahomaWatch
We’re collecting some opinions for legislation we are thinking about introducing in the next legislative session (2020-2021). Please take one minute to answer this 5-question survey about expanding felony voting rights. surveymonkey.com/r/8DZH9R9
At 62, Betty Riddle voted for the first time in her life in Florida's primary. “[The idea of] voting made me feel a part of instead of apart from. I’m still fighting until every [person with a felony conviction] has the right to vote. We’re not done.” sent.pr/2UgAJ6V
Kentucky launches website to help felons regain voting rights statescoop.com/kentucky-launc…
Story from: @MarshallProj More than 8,000 people responded to a first-of-its-kind political survey. Here is what they said. themarshallproject.org/2020/03/11/wha…
“Before coming to prison I really did not think it was all that important to vote. Now that I have time to sit back & watch what goes on, I know that as a citizen it is very important to let what I want to be known by the people in charge.” sent.pr/39Uq9sO
Nearly 4.7 million of the disenfranchised population are not incarcerated but live in one of 31 states that prohibit voting by people on probation, parole, or who have completed their sentence. Learn how momentum is building in the U.S. to #UnlockTheVote: sent.pr/32UP5Oh
One reason why it’s right for Minnesota to restore voting rights to people on felony probation: People who vote tend to be more invested in their communities. Thanks to @IamJasonSole and all our partners who are fighting to #restorethevote in MN. kare11.com/article/news/l…
Desmond Meade On Restoring Voting Rights with Felony Convictions in Florida and the Challenges Ahead youtube.com/watch?v=C2FgQ7…
In 2018 64% of FL voters passed ballot initiative restoring voting rights to 1.4 million people with past felony convictions But FL GOP law requiring payment of all fines, fees & restitution to vote could disenfranchise 775,000 finds @electionsmith politico.com/states/florida…
"Right now, Iowa broadly bans individuals with a felony conviction from voting. This is counterproductive. Restoration of voting rights is a crucial part of reintegrating the formerly incarcerated into society." washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/how-bi… @dcexaminer @senatorshoshana #CJreform
Legislation in Kentucky would amend the state constitution to restore voting rights to some people with felony convictions who have completed their prison, probation and parole sentence. sent.pr/2IR2v4x
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