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Louisiana AG reviewing lawsuit over voting rights for ex-offenders

By Dawn Brotherton | Saturday, Jul 9, 2016 @ 7:51pm

NEW ORLEANS — In the wake of a lawsuit filed against the state to restore voting rights to ex-offenders, the Louisiana Attorney General's Office said voting restrictions on those on parole or probation is constitutional.
Group sues to restore voting rights of ex-offenders in Louisiana

By Dawn Brotherton | Tuesday, Jul 5, 2016 @ 1:48pm

NEW ORLEANS—Voice of the Ex-Offender (VOTE) filed a class-action petition on July 1 in the 19th Judicial District Court, seeking to restore the voting rights of more than 70,000 Louisiana residents who are on probation or parole for felony offenses.
VOTE works for changes for formerly incarcerated persons

By Dawn Brotherton | Monday, Jun 20, 2016 @ 10:55am

NEW ORLEANS—Voice of the Ex-Offender (VOTE) was originally created by a group of self-taught jailhouse lawyers to focus on voter registration for formerly incarcerated persons (FIPs), but now VOTE is doing much more.