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35K Felons On Parole Now Can Vote Under Cuomo Executive Order 35K Felons On Parole Now Can Vote Under Cuomo Executive Order
35K Felons On Parole Now Can Vote Under Cuomo Executive Order Thousands of parolees now have the right to vote following an executive order signed into law by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo signed on Wednesday the executive order, which restores voting rights to an estimated 35,000 men and women on parole in the state. The reform restores the right to vote upon release from incarceration and “reverses disenfranchisement for thousands of New Yorkers,” according to Cuomo. According to Cuomo, parole voting restrictions have a disproportionate impact on New Yorkers of color, with African Americans and Hispanic New Yorkers comprising 71 percent of the p…

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