Suit on ex-offender voting filed in close-divided N Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ” A North Carolina law that prohibits convicted felons from voting until their full sentence is completed ” not just their prison time ” is being challenged in court with arguments that were successfully used in recent election-related litigation.Three groups that help ex-prisoners rejoin society, with six defendants barred from voting by their lingering punishments, recently sued in state court. They argued that the restrictions violate the state constitution, […]
