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Monday, July 16, 2012

Va. One of Strictest States in Felon Voting Rights

With the presidential election only months away, things continue to heat up in the race to the White House. However, a new study finds there are millions of Americans who won't be allowed to vote.

A new report    estimates that nearly 6 million Americans will not be voting because they've been convicted of a felony. That translates into 2.5 percent of the U.S. voting age population.

The Sentencing Project  , a D.C. advocacy group that pushes for voter restoration, conducted the report by breaking down the disenfranchisement numbers state by state for the year 2010.

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