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Re:Seattle vacates hundreds of marijuana charges going back ... by c22 on Saturday April 28, 2018 @05:46PM (#16949574)
Not everywhere. In Seattle, for instance, voting rights are restored after serving time and any probationary period.
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Re:Seattle vacates hundreds of marijuana charges going back ... by maxerickson on Saturday April 28, 2018 @06:15PM (#16949696)
Voting rights are eventually restored in most of the US:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement#In_t...

A lot of states do restrict the vote for those on parole or probation, but once the supervision ends the vote is restored.

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