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Illinois Lawmakers Push Legislation Allowing Prisoners to Vote

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Illinois Lawmakers Push Legislation Allowing Prisoners to Vote
A fence surrounds the Cook County jail complex in Chicago, Illinois, on April 09, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
By Naveen Athrappully
12/2/2022Updated: 12/2/2022
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Lawmakers in Illinois are advancing a bill that seeks to provide incarcerated individuals voting rights in the state.

The measure, Senate Bill 828, is being sponsored by State Senator Mike Simmons (D-Ill.) and seeks to overturn the current state law, which prohibits individuals serving a sentence in a state or federal prison, county jail, or on work release, from voting. In the 2022 midterms, roughly 27,300 incarcerated individuals in the state were not eligible to vote.

Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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