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3. Vermont gets it right. Every prisoner can vote there.

Tue May 22, 2012, 10:56 PM

May 2012

A citizen who commits a crime is still a citizen. Being convicted should have nothing to do with being able to vote.

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Prisoners must be given right to vote, European court rules [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

I wish we were civilized like Europe. Odin2005 May 2012 #2

Vermont gets it right. Every prisoner can vote there. Eric J in MN May 2012 #3

I agree loyalsister May 2012 #4

Yeah, but Vermont is not Real America like Arizona or Alabama. 2ndAmForComputers May 2012 #5

Maine, too. duhneece May 2012 #6

Every prisoner? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #7