About 1,500 jail inmates will make a difference in D.C.'s mayoral race.
The group of inmates cast their ballots today with the help of a host of organizations, including the D.C. Board of Elections, D.C. Jail, the Ward 8 Voter assurance campaign and the Reentry Network for Returning citizens.
The voting took place at the D.C. Detention Center in Southeast.
Several community representatives spoke out in support of the inmates, including Ward 8 ANC Commissioner Sandra Seegars.
"I think this is a part of showing respect to humans period, regardless of their background or whatever they've done in life," Seegars said. "It's a matter of respect, giving them citizenship and encouraging them to be a part of society."
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7 comments:
What in the world is this nation coming to... We feed them, cloth them, educate them, and now have to let them vote.....
It should be against the law that inmates are given the privilege of voting!
Did someone check the election laws?
voter fraud ! the end of America
Any laws barring this will change. Our jails are filled with future democrat voters.
They want their fair share of the wealth that the workers of our society create too. Why should they work when they can get your hard-earned money for free?
what will these scum bags come up with next, let them run for office? November is coming vote these people out before its to late.
It's a matter of respect? Give me a break. Where was their respect for society when they commited their crimes? This is just another example of democrat cheating, and nothing more. If these criminals were potential republican votes, you can bet this would not be happening. Thank God November is just around the corner.
They have no respect for anything, except for violence and power. As far as being a "part of society", I think they have demonstrated their respect for society by committing the crimes that put them there. Get out of jail, get a job, CONTRIBUTE to society and THEN I would be willing to let them have a chance...
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