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The first US felony provisions were introduced in 1792 in Kentucky, [11] although the first actual law disenfranchising felons was introduced by Connecticut in 1818. [12] By 1840, four states [a] had felony disenfranchisement policies.
English: Disenfranchisement laws per US State based on felony conviction as of May 2023. Includes different categories, use colour key for guidance. Includes different categories, use colour key for guidance.
Every state with the exception of Maine and Vermont prohibits felons from voting while in prison. [13] Nine other states disenfranchise felons for various lengths of time following the completion of their probation or parole. However, the severity of each state's disenfranchisement varies. 1 in 43 adults were disenfranchised as of 2006. [14]
The Mississippi Legislature may need to amend the state constitution to address disenfranchisement.
Felony disenfranchisement was introduced in Florida in 1838 with the ratification of the first Constitution of Florida, which stated “laws shall be made by the General Assembly, to exclude from office, and from suffrage, those who shall have been or may thereafter be convicted of bribery, perjury, forgery, or other high crime, or misdemeanor”, [11] [12] which took effect in 1845 when ...
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A judge issued a ruling temporarily blocking a Republican-backed Florida law that barred some felons from voting because of their inability to pay fines.
In 2016, 6.1 million adults in the United States could not vote due to felony disenfranchisement laws. [7] Prior to 2018, Florida was one of four U.S. states that enacted permanent felony disenfranchisement, affecting 1.7 million felons. [8]