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August 17, 2007
NC: Education and Awareness to Reinstated Voters in the Works
From The Sentencing Project. August 17, 2007
North Carolina: Education and Awareness to Reinstated Voters in the Works
The state passed HB1743, an election reform bill which will require the State Board of Elections, the Department of Corrections, and the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide written notice to formerly incarcerated persons informing them of their right to vote upon completion of sentence and provide them with a voter registration form. The bill, which will "jointly develop and implement educational programs and procedures for persons to apply to register to vote at the time they are restored to citizenship" awaits the governor's signature.
Posted by lois at August 17, 2007 06:37 PM