SB 579A gives felons voting privileges
RESCHEDULED WORK SESSION This bill allows convicted felons, while in prison, to be able to register and vote while incarcerated. A person who has been lawfully convicted of a felony has forfeited their right to vote according to the Oregon Constitution, Article 2 Section 3, passed in 1944. Voters added “unless otherwise provided by law,” however, voters didn’t really have…
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