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Regulations that involve parole boards, prison facilities and state offices can cause a backlog in the application process. Certain ex-felons may have earned the right to vote in a state, but state agencies don't have the staff or resources to handle a high number of applicants to restore those privileges in a timely manner.

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Ex-felons can't vote in certain circumstances because of confusion and miscommunication among state agencies. Sometimes ex-felons are allowed to vote but don't know it due to the complexities of laws in various states.

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For centuries, crimes committed against individuals could also be interpreted as crimes against society, according to lawmakers in different countries. Convicted felons showed they couldn't be trusted with certain rights. Ex-felons revealed that they violated those rights when they first committed crimes against people and society

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State laws vary, but many states allow ex-felons to vote only after they have proven themselves to become productive members of society. This may require a five to seven year time period. Public safety and incentives for ex-felons need to be considered when restoring those rights

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Voter disenfranchisement for felons has been around since the ancient Greek and Roman times. The English colonists brought the idea to America. Crimes against individuals and society resulted in "civil death  This included loss of property and prohibition from entering into contracts. Restoring voting rights to felons became an issue in the last half of the 20th century.

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There have been three significant revisions to the original legislation. In 1975, the Voting Rights Act was amended to include provisions requiring voting materials be made available to minorities eligible to vote but for whom English was not their primary language

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The 14th and 15th Amendments were passed after the Civil War in order to protect the voting rights of newly freed slaves. However, a century after the end of the Civil War, African-American citizens' voting rights were still being circumvented.

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When the right to vote  was first accorded in demcracies  the voting age was generally set at 21 or higher. In the 1970s the voting age was reduced to 18 in many countries. Debate is currently under way in many places on proposals to reduce the voting age to or below 16.

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Passed by Congress June 4 , 1919, and ratified on August 1920 ,the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote.

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Traces Back to the Civil War. The 14th and 15th Amendments were passed after the Civil War in order to protect the voting rights of newly freed slaves. ...

Selma, Alabama, Set the Act Into Motion. ...

Inclusion of Other Minorities. ...

Revisions. ...

Controversy Still Today

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Why did congress pass the voting rights act in 1965?

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Why did congress pass the voting rights act in 1965?

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This act was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting.

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Lyndon Johnson signs Voting Rights Act

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A law passed at the time of the civil rights movement. It eliminated various devices, such as literacy tests, that had traditionally been used to restrict voting by black people.