In North Carolina, prosecutors and state legislators have shown little interest to date in easing the prohibition. Phil Murphy signed legislation that will restore voting rights to about 80,000 people on parole or probation. Enlarging the voter pool could influence electoral outcomes in closely divided and presidential battleground states such as North Carolina. The Southern Coalition for Social Justice estimated this year that 69,386 people in North Carolina who are completing post-release supervision and probation for felonies couldn’t vote in 2017. In North Carolina, district attorneys, the court system and election administrators are focusing on more consisten t enforcement of the law and ensuring offenders understand the rules so unintended violations are prevented.

Source: thestar December 27, 2019 16:18 UTC