After a confusing legal back-and-forth,some 70000 ex-offenders are believed to be newly registered to vote – potentially affecting several important House racesFlorida’s 1.7 million disenfranchised still fighting to have voices heardTammie Hagen has a secret code for finding felons. Touring the streets of Richmond on her bicycle, the 51-year-former former restaurant manager stops Virginians and asks whether they are registered to vote.whether the respond is “I can’t”, or she follows up with the stigma-sensitive phrase: “Are you still on supervision?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com