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Published: Mon, July 21, 2008 - 3:33 pm
Last Updated: Mon, July 21, 2008 - 3:36 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit Monday inMontgomery challenging the state's voter disenfranchisement laws as
unconstitutional. The suit claims thousands of people are wrongly
being denied the right to vote.
Under Alabama law, officials can deny voting rights to felons
convicted of crimes of "moral turpitude." But that term isn't
defined, and it's led to confusion over who should be allowed to
cast ballots.
The state attorney general's office has issued guidelines for
local election officials on the question of which felons can vote.
But there's no immediate comment from the state on the lawsuit.
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OOH YEA ! This seems to fall within the ACLU’s parameters of imposing the will of a few upon the many, and giving criminals the right to vote on laws that might be used to convict them in the future !!