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Post-conviction: Jury duty and voting rights
"A civil sanction imposed on U.S. citizens convicted of a felony includes the loss of competence to serve on a grand or petit jury or to vote in elections even after release from prison. ... However the convicted person may regain his ability to serve as a juror and vote as part of a general restoration of civil rights following completion of sentence."
- This text is ambiguous leaves it unclear as to whether voting rights are or are not restored after the sentence is served. If it varies it should say so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.19.57.138 (talk • contribs)
- I have tagged this article for Template:Contradict as the article doesn't carefully distinguish the circumstances in which a convicted Felon may have the right to serve on a jury or to vote in elections. More information and/or clarification is needed.--Ted 19:17, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- I'm not sure, but I believe one can apply to have their rights re-instated after the completion of the sentence, which may be what this is referring to. --71.225.229.151 19:29, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
- Whether a person convicted of a felony will be disenfranchised differs by state. See http://www.righttovote.org/state.asp for a partial summary of the law in each state. I don't know how to edit the article correctly. 138.88.30.139 16:26, 30 April 2006 (UTC)Ace
- I'm not sure, but I believe one can apply to have their rights re-instated after the completion of the sentence, which may be what this is referring to. --71.225.229.151 19:29, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
- I have tagged this article for Template:Contradict as the article doesn't carefully distinguish the circumstances in which a convicted Felon may have the right to serve on a jury or to vote in elections. More information and/or clarification is needed.--Ted 19:17, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- I belive an incomplete encyclopedia is better than a contradicting one, i'll remove the offending paragraph until it is clear what needs to be written. If you know for sure if one can aply to have your civil rights restored post your sources here, i can do the editing if that's the problem. --Requiem the 18th(email) 06:54, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
Suspicious source
The following section has been commented from the article: United States jurisdictions retaining the distinction between a felony and a misdemeanor sometimes divide felonies into classes, e.g. class A felony, class B felony, etc. In some cases, at least in North Carolina, a misdemeanor can turn into a felony: "If a misdemeanor offense as to which no specific punishment is prescribed be infamous, done in secrecy and malice, or with deceit and intent to defraud, the offender shall, except where the offense is a conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor, be guilty of a Class H felony." From http://www.jus.state.nc.us/ncja/stmar95.htm
The reason? the citation, http://www.jus.state.nc.us/ncja/stmar95.htm is very suspicious, not only the URL seems to be from an university webhosting, the root page http://www.jus.state.nc.us is not functional. How come? --Requiem the 18th(email)