In today’s society many people such as convicted felons lose their right to vote. In most states felons are not allowed to vote while still in prison. In other states they lose the right to vote forever. In Maine and Vermont everyone is allowed to vote, while in Iowa, Kentucky, and Florida permanently bar people with felony convictions from voting. Why should felons be allowed to vote inside and outside of prison? Allowing felons to vote would not only help end felony disenfranchisement, it will
A felon is a person who is convicted of a felony, a crime punishable by death or a term in federal or state prison. Felons are convicted of crimes including or in the same category as murder, rape, arson, and burglary. This is the reason why many people believe that felons should not have the right to vote. Felons have shown cases of bad judgement, causing many people to believe that they are incapable of making the right decisions when it comes to things like choosing the president of our nation
at these numbers, it becomes evident that our country may be in trouble. We need more people to vote, and one way to do that is lower the voting age. Three reasons why the voting age should be lowered to sixteen are: 18 is not a good age to start voting at, teenagers have enough responsibility to vote, and it will provide economy boosts to local cities and states. The first reason why our country should lower the voting age to sixteen is eighteen is not a good age to start