Maya Reese

Anchor Intro IN 2008, OVER 5.3 MILLION PEOPLE

(:09) WERE DENIED THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE
DUE TO THEIR FELONY STATUS.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE’S
MAYA REESE HAS MORE ON THE
DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF FELONS.

Take VO CONVICTED FELONS ARE A MAJOR

(:04) POPULATION OF PEOPLE BEING DENIED
Shots of polling street THEIR BIRTH RIGHT TO VOTE.
Shots of election signs

Take SOT “I do believe that felons are people. They

Mya Cothran should be recognized as citizens under the
law.”
First-time voter
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IN 37 STATES, AMERICAN CITIZENS
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WHO’VE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY
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CAN NOT VOTE WHILE IN JAIL, ON
Shots of people at the polls
PAROLE, OR ON PROBATION.

Take SOT “To remove the right of those people to have

Kim Dulaney a say in and to elect people who can speak
Jail Educational Leader on their behalf is a travesty. It further
(:09) victimizes the people.” - Kim

Take VO THEIR VOTING RIGHTS AREN’T

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Shots of people at the polls
Shots of outside polls
RESTORED UNTIL TWO YEARS AFTER
COMPLETING ALL SUPERVISED RELEASE
METHODS.

Take SOT “If you take that right away, take my voting
Kim Dulaney rights away, then I’m further victimized and
Jail Educational Leader I’m eternally victimized, I’m eternally ignored
and eternally mistreated.” - Kim
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Take VO AN ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRANT WHO

(:04) WORKED FOR HER RIGHT TO VOTE
Shots of people leaving polls DEFENDS THEIR RIGHTS.

“Just because somebody committed a crime I

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don’t think that means they are incapable of
Adanech Makey voting and voting for the person they want.”
Ethiopian Immigrant
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SOME PEOPLE ARE LOBBYING AGAINST

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THE MARGINALIZATION OF FELONS.
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Shots of people waiting outside polls

Take SOT “Either Republican or Democrat, we can

Saqera Jones target them specifically and help them push
Comcast Legal Affairs legislation that will change the policies and
advocacies around convicted felons.”
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Stand Up MAINE AND VERMONT ARE THE ONLY

Maya Reese STATES THAT CURRENTLY ALLOW
Howard University News Service FELONS TO VOTE WHILE INCARCERATED
(:08) VIA ABSENTEE BALLOT. FOR HOWARD
UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE, I’M MAYA
REESE.