[whakim]

Not only this, but in many cases felons permanently lose their right to vote, even after they serve their sentence.

Edit: I stand corrected, this is true in some states but not others.

[drdavid]

You may want to see this:

https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/voter-restoration/...

[whakim]

I stand corrected. Thanks for this.

[drdavid]

I used to think the same thing, until I read an article that made me look into it. The article I read was a local affair that pointed out that inmates are encouraged (in my state, Maine) to file absentee ballots in the town they lived in prior to incarceration.

There are just a couple of states that allow that, but I learned that quite a few jurisdictions restore rights after incarceration, after probation, etc...