Does a person who has completed his sentence for a crime be excluded from the voting rights of a state party?
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The following excerpt is from Neal v. California, No. 2: 18-cv-1259 KJM KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2018):
The Constitution allows a state to exclude from the franchise those convicted of a crime, including those who have completed their sentences and paroles. Richardson v. Ramirez, 418 U.S. 24, 56 (1974). Under California law, persons imprisoned or on parole for the conviction of a
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