Is Voting a Crime? The Criminalization of Voting: Overview of Voter Prosecutions
November 29, 2023
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filmed a panel discussion of the reprehensible cycle of criminalization some people face when they attempt to get their voting rights restored. Many individuals with past felony convictions who have sought to restore their voting rights—disproportionately people of color—are being targeted and prosecuted on voter fraud charges based on often confusing or conflicting information about their voting status. This webinar features information and guidance from Blair Bowie, director of the Restore Your Vote Project at the Campaign Legal Center, and Mitchell Brown, senior counsel, Voting Rights Section for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. (Source: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; November 29, 2023)