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Asm. Kamlager-Dove Co-Authors Legislation to Restore Voting Rights to Parolees

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

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Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager-Dove Co-Authors Legislation to Restore the Right to Vote to People on Parole

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager-Dove Co-Authors Legislation to Restore the Right to Vote to People on Parole

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles) introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 6 (ACA 6), known as the Free the Vote Act, which would allow people on parole to vote. Currently, approximately 46,000 Californians who have been released from prison are not allowed to vote in local, state or federal elections.

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Kim Kardashian West Visits State Capitol For Push For Criminal Justice Reform

Monday, January 28, 2019

SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) – Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West was in Sacramento on Monday to advocate from criminal justice reform.

Kardashian West’s visit coincided with the “Free the Vote” campaign push to allow parolees to vote.

The proposal – introduced on Monday by Assemblymembers Kevin McCarty, Lorena Gonzalez, Sydney Kamlager-Dove and Rob Bonta – would restore the voting rights of people who have served their time and are now on parole.

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Proposed ballot measure would let California parolees vote

Monday, January 28, 2019

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tens of thousands of parolees would be allowed to vote under a state constitutional amendment proposed Monday by California's secretary of state and Democratic lawmakers who called it the next civil rights issue.

The proposal intended for the 2020 ballot would help nearly 50,000 felons who have served their time adjust to being back in the community, said California Secretary of State Alex Padilla and other advocates. Parolees currently are prohibited from registering to vote in local, state or federal elections.

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