Ohio allows people with felony records to vote once they're out of prison. But voting rights experts say few know that's the law.
last year that 13 states expanded voting rights for people with felony records between 2016 and 2020 but when examining four key states, the researchers found only a small fraction of those eligible made it onto the voter rolls in time for the 2020 election.Almost 18,000 adults left Ohio state prisons last year, making them eligible to vote again. Thousands more, who are sitting in jails awaiting trial or serving sentences for misdemeanors, are also eligible to register and vote.
Miller said League of Women Voter volunteers also visit jails and community based correctional facilities to register eligible voters but often run into roadblocks."It depends on how well those who run that facility understand the law and how willing they are to work with us." Bowman also said formerly incarcerated people are often incorrectly told by state prison officials that they are ineligible to vote. Cincinnati-based Opportunities People's Justice Leaders gives out t-shirts to those who register that advertise the right to vote and a QR code that links directly to the state's voter registration site.
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