O'Rourke supports voting rights for people behind bars for non-violent offenses, saying that doing so will help mend racial disparities in voter turnout.
“When you look at the population in prisons today, it is disproportionately comprised of people of color; far too many there for nonviolent drug crimes. I want to make sure that time spent behind bars does not entail a stripping of your civic and constitutional rights. I would think especially for nonviolent offenders that we rethink removing the right to vote, and allow everyone, or as many as possible, to participate in our democracy.”
O’Rourke Says He Supports Voting Rights for Nonviolent Felons.
The Hill, April 24, 2019 | Tal Axelrod
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