Georgia Should Restore Voting Rights to 234,000 Citizens
Georgia denies the vote to its citizens with a felony conviction at a rate that exceeds the national average–3.1% of the state’s voting age population versus 2.0% nationally. Georgia lawmakers should extend voting rights to all people affected by the criminal legal system in the state
Related to: Voting Rights, Racial Justice, State Advocacy
Georgia denies the vote to its citizens with a felony conviction at a rate that exceeds the national average–3.1% of the state’s voting age population versus 2.0% nationally. Georgia’s Black citizens are significantly more likely to be disenfranchised than non-Black citizens, with 5.2% of Georgia’s Black voting age population currently denied the vote. Georgia denies the vote to all people in prison, on probation or parole and is thus more prohibitive than 24 states and Washington, DC. In order to promote democracy and ensure all its people are represented, Georgia lawmakers should extend voting rights to all people affected by the criminal legal system in the state.
