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La Corte Suprema de Nebraska dicta sentencia a favor del pueblo en un caso de restauración del derecho al voto
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In 2024, Nebraska achieved a historic milestone: the restoration of voting rights for individuals who have served their time for a felony conviction!
While previously, people with a felony conviction had to wait two years after the completion of their sentence to vote, the Nebraska legislature passed LB20, legislation that removed the waiting period.
Este importante cambio refleja nuestro compromiso con la equidad y la inclusión en nuestra democracia, garantizando que se escuchen todas las voces y que cada ciudadano tenga la oportunidad de participar en el proceso electoral.
Unfortunately, just two days before the new rules were set to go into effect, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers released an opinion stating it was his belief that the legislature does not have the ability to restore civil rights.
In response, Secretary of State Bob Evnen instructed county elections officials to not allow any person with a previous felony conviction to register to vote.
But Common Cause and our allies in the Voting Rights Restoration coalition didn’t give up the fight!
A lawsuit was filed on behalf of disenfranchised Nebraskans challenging the Secretary of State’s actions. Then, after months of deliberation, the court ordered the Secretary to implement the law and allow thousands of new voters to register to vote.
Esos votantes acudieron en masa: 2291 personas con condenas por delitos graves se registraron para votar en un período de dos semanas, y 1375 de esos nuevos votantes registrados emitieron su voto durante las elecciones generales de 2024.
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