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Hecuba's daughter11/22/2017 7:03:08 am PST

re: #88 bmoak

Did you know that in Alabama, if you owe any sort of court fines or legal fees (unpaid traffic tickets, fines, court fees, probation fees, drug testing fees, restitution, etc), you are disenfranchised until those fees are paid off in full?

Guess what population of Alabamans this disproportionately affects and what party they are most likely to vote for.

I believe this is true only if you were convicted of a felony and lost the right to vote. When you are released from probation, the restoration of that right to vote is contingent on repaying any court costs. I don’t think failure to repay causes you to lose an existing right.